{"id":7961,"date":"2016-12-15T16:56:09","date_gmt":"2016-12-15T06:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=7961"},"modified":"2016-12-15T16:56:09","modified_gmt":"2016-12-15T06:56:09","slug":"psb-releases-rs1-5-million-for-hamza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/psb-releases-rs1-5-million-for-hamza\/","title":{"rendered":"PSB releases Rs1.5 million for Hamza"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>KARACHI: The Islamabad-based Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) has released the cash award of Rs1.5 million for Hamza Akbar, the country\u2019s premier cueist for winning the Asian Snooker Championship last year.<br \/>\nThe cheque has been received by the PBSA from the PSB and delivered to Hamza, Pakistan Billiards &amp; Snooker Association (PBSA) president Alamgir Anwar Shaikh informed \u2018The News\u2019 here on Wednesday.<br \/>\n\u201cThe PBSA desires to place on record its deep appreciation to the Federal Minister of Inter-Provincial Coordination (IPC), Riaz Hussain Pirzada for this recognition of the Asian snooker title, which will go a long way in encouraging the association to promote cue sports in Pakistan. The act will motivate our snooker players to perform even better,\u201d he noted.<br \/>\nHamza, having turned professional, is awaiting renewal of his visa for returning to the United Kingdom where he will be participating in several events.<br \/>\nHe filed his application in person for visa renewal at the British High Commission in Islamabad last week and has been informed that the process could take eight to 10 days.<br \/>\nThe Faisalabad-born cueist created a sensation by winning the Asian Championship at the age of 22 when he outwitted India\u2019s former world champion Pankaj Advani in the final last year which earned him a two-year card for the main snooker tour beginning with the 2015\/2016 season.<br \/>\n\u201cThe PBSA has been right behind him all along, having done everything to ensure that he\u2019s having a hassle-free time there to concentrate fully on his game,\u201d Alamgir said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KARACHI: The Islamabad-based Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) has released the cash award of Rs1.5 million for Hamza Akbar, the country\u2019s premier cueist for winning the Asian Snooker Championship last year. 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