Commissioner Shoaib Siddiqui vows to promote sporting culture in Karachi

By Syed Khalid Mahmood
(Pakistan News & Features Services)

The newly appointed Commissioner of Karachi, Shoaib Ahmad Siddiqui, whose affinity for sports is widely known, has vowed to motivate the multinationals and corporations to participate actively in the promotion of sports.

   

“It’s very heartening to know that Jubilee General Insurance and Jubilee Life Insurance have been supporting the game of snooker for a long time. I would urge the other organizations to take the cue from them and lend a helping hand to sports in more proactive manner,” he remarked during the media briefing of the Jubilee Insurance 29th Asian Snooker Championship 2013 at the Sheraton Karachi Hotel on April 25. 

“The government is quite eager to develop the culture of sports. But the sponsorship support is also needed to sustain the sports activities. We are going to urge the corporate sector to turn their attention towards sports through their CSR programmes,” Shoaib Siddiqui, who served as the Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs to the Government of Sindh for quite sometime, added.

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Hockey wizard Islahuddin has Jubilee connection

By Syed Khalid Mahmood
(Pakistan News & Features Services)

Hockey legend Islahuddin Siddiqui, having been recently appointed an Advisor on Sports by the Caretaker Sindh Chief Minister, knows the art of making headlines. He became the centre of attraction in a snooker ceremony at the Sheraton Karachi Hotel on April 25.

   

His accomplishments in the field of hockey are known to everyone. But very few people knew until the ‘news’ was broken during the media briefing of the Jubilee Insurance 29th Asian Snooker Championship 2013 that he was a client of Jubilee Insurance, the major sponsors of snooker in Pakistan. 

Tahir Ahmed, Managing Director, Jubilee General Insurance, was credited for sharing the news with the media and it was greeted by a big applause by the house. He was also showered with praise most generously. 

In fact Tahir Ahmed, in his brief speech, described Islahuddin as one of his childhood sporting heroes and he considered it a personal privilege for sitting next to the great Olympian during the ceremony. He advised the top cueists of the country, who will be featuring in the upcoming Asian Championship, to avail the ‘golden’ opportunity of getting themselves ‘clicked’ with the legendary Islahuddin.

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