ISLAMABAD:The   efforts of the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Inter-Provincial Coordination for holding a Quaid-e-Azam Trophy match and other cricket activities at Bugti Stadium in Quetta were acknowledged on Friday. The sixth meeting of the parliamentary panel, presided over Agha Hassan Baloch, was held at the Parliament House.  It was observed that cricket events in Quetta would not only encourage the game at the grass-roots level but also help in attracting international cricket to the country. The panel also appreciated the proposed visit of the Federal Minister Dr Fahmida Mirza to Quetta in the coming week for inaugurating various sports-related projects. The panel called for the restructuring of the Inter Board Committee of Chairman (IBCC) to increase its capacity. It unanimously confirmed the minutes of its previous meeting held on August 23.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 28^th, 2019.