Hasan wins All-Pakistan NTC badminton title

LAHORE: Muhammad Hasan of NTC Headquarter won the men’s singles title of All-Pakistan NTC Badminton Championship defeating Muhammad Safdar of Central Region 2-0 in the final here at Punjab University Gymnasium hall on Tuesday.

Hasan exhibited all round performance with greater agility to outshine his opponent in all departments of the game with a score line 21-10, 21-14.Managing Director, Brig (retd) Waqar Rasheed Khan was the chief guest on the occasion and witnessed the finals with keen interest.

In the men’s doubles final, Imtiaz and Rizwan of NTC Quetta outstroked Hamid ullah and Muhammad Hasan of NTC headquarters by 2-0.In the Inter-Telecom Operators final, Mobilin beat NTC by 2-1. In the team event final, NTC headquarters made short work of Central region by 2-0.

Speaking at the prize distribution ceremony, MD, NTC, Brig (retd) Waqar praised the performance of the players and urged them to keep doing hard work with zeal to achieve excellence in the game.

“NTC is taking every measure to engage its employees in healthy activity and this All Pakistan badminton tournament is a part of the efforts to ensure participation of players in such events which help them in maintaining good standard of the game,” he said.

NTC MD said high quality badminton was witnessed during the event and it was a heartening sign that NTC players are showing improvement in their game with each passing day.

He said next year this tournament will be organised at Islamabad or Karachi. “NTC is laying special emphasis on organizing sports events in different games and it is working on a comprehensive plan to promote sports within the department,” he said.Later the MD NTC distributed prizes and medals among the winning teams at a colourful closing ceremony.