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Lahore, 4 July 2023: by Nawaz Gohar

 

Pakistan women cricketers will attend the skills camp scheduled to take place in Lahore and Karachi from 5 to 17 July.

The first phase of the skills camp will take place at the National Cricket Academy in Lahore from 5 to 9 July where 20 players from Lahore and adjoining areas, will take part, providing them with a platform to showcase their skills and abilities.

Following the completion of the five-day Lahore leg, the focus will shift to Karachi as Hanif Muhammad High Performance Centre will be the venue for the camp from 13 to 17 July. The players for the Karachi camp will be announced in due course.

The women’s skills camp will feature a series of intensive training sessions, led by the Pakistan women’s team support staff. Players will have the opportunity to sharpen their skills, receive valuable guidance, and exhibit their capabilities through various practice matches and scenarios. The selectors and coaching staff will closely evaluate the participants to identify those who display exceptional talent, technical proficiency, and a competitive spirit.

The following is the list of invited players:

Lahore (5 to 9 July) – Aliya Riaz, Amber Kainat, Anam Amin, Bismah Maroof, Diana Baig, Dua Majid, Fatima Khan, Ghulam Fatima, Gul Feroza, Nashra Sundhu, Natalia Parvaiz, Nida Dar, Sadaf Shamas, Sadia Iqbal, Shawaal Zulfiqar, Sidra Amin, Sidra Nawaz, Tuba Hassan, Umm-e-Hani and Waheeda Akhtar

Coaching staff – Mark Coles (head coach), Taufeeq Umar (batting coach), Saleem Jaffer (bowing coach), Mauhtashim Rashid (fielding coach), Zubair Ahmed (analyst), Rifat Asghar Gill (physiotherapist) and Asfand Khan (strength and conditioning coach)

 

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]]> Naila Kiani becomes the first Pakistani female to summit the K2 in the first attempt https://pksportslink.com/naila-kiani-becomes-the-first-pakistani-female-to-summit-the-k2-in-the-first-attempt/ Sat, 23 Jul 2022 14:08:08 +0000 https://pksportslink.com/?p=16366 Pakistan– July 23, 2022: Naila Kiani, a Pakistani mountaineer and adventure sports enthusiast, has successfully summited the second highest mountain peak in the world, the K2, making her the first Pakistani female to scale K2 in her first attempt. Naila Kiani’s mountain climbing expedition, commenced in June 2022 from Skardu. Accompanied by Sirbaz Khan & …

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Pakistan– July 23, 2022: Naila Kiani, a Pakistani mountaineer and adventure sports enthusiast, has successfully summited the second highest mountain peak in the world, the K2, making her the first Pakistani female to scale K2 in her first attempt.
Naila Kiani’s mountain climbing expedition, commenced in June 2022 from Skardu. Accompanied by Sirbaz Khan & Suhail Sakhi, Naila Kiani set out for the summit push at 10.40 am during the favorable weather window, and managed to reach the top of the 8,611 meters high mountain. Preceded only by Shimshali mountaineer Samina Baig by three hours, Naila Kiani has become the second Pakistani female ever to have scaled Mount Godwin Austin, (more commonly known as the K2), but the first Pakistani female to have done it in first attempt.
“This was one of the most difficult tasks I have undertaken in my life and it has only been passion for adventure sports and mountaineering that drove me to achieve this. My gratitude to the BARD Foundation for their immense support towards sponsoring my expedition – it would not have been possible without their noble vision of supporting Pakistani talent,” Naila Kiani stated after her successful summit.
Razak Dawood, Chairman BARD Foundation, stated, “This is a moment of great pride for us that Naila and her team have achieved success in their monumental feat to summit the K2. She has been a truly resilient fighter.  We have always aimed to support Pakistani talent, especially women, to help provide them with opportunities to grow in the field of athletics and sports. Naila’s successful summit bears testament to the potential women have to achieve anything they set their minds to.”
BARD Foundation carries a deep vision to promote and facilitate local athletes and sportspersons in order to highlight their talent and true potential across the world. BARD Foundation is a human-development initiative, founded by the renowned industrialist & technocrat – Abdul Razak Dawood and his philanthropist wife – Mrs. Bilquis Dawood. This resourceful foundation has the vision to nurture the Pakistani youth in various professional or technical fields, by enabling these champions to learn more skills, receive better opportunities, and the kind of recognition needed to compete internationally.

Naila Kiani is a Dubai-based Pakistani banker and an amateur boxer. Prior to this, she has summited the world’s 13th highest mountain, Gasherbrum II (8,035 meters) as well. She was presented with an award in December 2021 by the President of Pakistan, to acknowledge her great achievements and contributions towards mountaineering, and continues to inspire global competitiveness among the Pakistani women.

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