{"id":457503,"date":"2025-01-25T16:30:55","date_gmt":"2025-01-25T11:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=457503"},"modified":"2025-01-25T16:30:55","modified_gmt":"2025-01-25T11:30:55","slug":"pm-praises-young-pakistani-players-for-winning-global-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/pm-praises-young-pakistani-players-for-winning-global-championships\/","title":{"rendered":"PM praises young Pakistani players for winning global championships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday said that the young Pakistani players were bringing laurels to the country and the nation with their talents and reiterated that the government was taking every possible step to provide facilities to the Pakistani athletes.<\/p>\n<p>The prime minister met Snooker Champion Muhammad Asif and congratulated him on winning the SAARC Snooker Championship recently held in Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n<p>He also presented a prize cheque worth Rs. 2.5 million to Muhammad Asif, PM Office Media Wing said in a press release.<\/p>\n<p>PM praises young Pakistani players for winning global championships<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have brightened the name of Pakistan in the game of snooker and the entire nation is proud of you,\u201d the press release quoted the prime minister as saying.<\/p>\n<p>He further said that by winning the World Amateur Snooker Championship and the SAARC Snooker Championship thrice, he (Asif) had proven his skills in the world and brought honour to Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p>PM praises young Pakistani players for winning global championships<\/p>\n<p>During the meeting, Muhammad Asif expressed gratitude to the prime minister for recognizing him at the national level.<\/p>\n<p>He opined that the government\u2019s patronage in sports played a key role in promoting games, adding that it was an honour for him that the prime minister acknowledged his achievements.<\/p>\n<p>The prime minister directed the relevant authorities to work with Muhammad Asif to take measures over the training of snooker players in the country to further promote this game among the youth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday said that the young Pakistani players were bringing laurels to the country and the nation with their talents and reiterated that the government was taking every possible step to provide facilities to the Pakistani athletes. 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