Usman Anwar, gives away 5 lakh to Asian Snooker Champion Hamza Akbar

Lahore: Director General Sports Punjab Usman Anwar, on Saturday, gave away a cheque of Rs 5 lakh to Asian Snooker Champion Hamza Akbar at National Hockey Stadium.

DG SBP Usman Anwar, on this occasion, lauded the services of Hamza Akbar, who won the Asian Snooker Championship in April this year in Kuala Lumpur. Hamza thrashed India’s Pankaj Advani in the title clash. It is to be noted here that Hamza Akbar is going to become the first Pakistani ever to make his mark in the British professional circuit later this month.

Usman Anwar said Pakistan sports heroes have grabbed remarkable laurels in the past and we expect the same fervor from them in the upcoming sports events. “Players like Hamza were the real asset for our country. Hamza won great appreciation in a short span of time and we are quite upbeat that he will earn several more laurels for the country in future,” he added.

DG SBP expressed his hope that Hamza will maintain top level performance in the upcoming British Professional Circuit. “Our youth must follow stars like Hamza Akbar if they want to earn good name in the field of sports,” he stressed.

Hamza, on this occasion expressed his gratitude to DG SBP Usman Anwar saying that DG SBP Usman Anwar has extended every facility and much wanted encouragement when it was mattered most. “Sports Board Punjab, through PYF, provided the youth of the country best platform to express their talent and the potential youth of the country availed the opportunity fully,” he stated.