25 players short-listed for Squash Summer Camp in Abbottabad.

PESHAWAR -- The 10-day Squash Summer Camp started in hilly resort Abbottabad under the aegis of Directorate General Sports Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with two senior coaches Tahir Iqbal and Munawar Zaman would impart training and coaching.

Talking to reporter before leaving for Abbottabad, Tahir Iqbal, elder brother of Pakistan top squash player Nasir Iqbal, said that they would fully focus on physical training.

"Our players are lacking physical fitness that is why Director General Sports and Director Operation Aziz Ullah Jan have decided to hold summer coaching camp at hilly resort Abbottabad like other Games including Badminton (male, female), Table Tennis (male, female), Karate (male, female), Athletic (male), Tchoukball (male, female), Football (male), Hockey (male) and Squash (male)."

Tahir Iqbal said that Muhammad Waseem, Alamzeb and Niamat Ullah would look after the players and members and other visitors to the Qamar Zaman Squash Complex, having six courts facilities. He said Munawar would join him at the Summer Camp in Abbottabad.

'We have short-listed 25 players including Abbottabad, Haripur and Mansehra District players in different age groups,' Tahir Iqbal said.

He said "All the players have been short-listed after looking up their performances in various tournaments.

The camp will be organized in two phases, the first phase will cover the general...

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