Champion Rashid Malik receives warm welcome.

LAHORE -- Pakistan's ITF seniors champion Rashid Ahmed Malik has received warm welcome at the Allama Iqbal International Airport on his return from Thailand, where he raised Pakistani flag by winning double crown.

Former PTF senior official Col Asif Dar (R), former international hockey player Naseem Ahmed, Rashid Malik's family and tennis fans gave rousing welcome to the champion of Pakistan, who recently beaten Indians and foreign players in India and defended his titles there. Now in Thailand as well, despite being not fully recovered from his groin injury, Malik managed to win 60 plus singles title and 55 plus doubles title.

In the men's 60 plus singles final, Malik beat China's Xiao Lee by 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 for the title while in the 55 plus doubles final, Malik, partnering with India's Dr Dipankar Chakravarti, defeated Thai-Russian pair of Jirachart Thangsiri and Yurii Kudinov by 6-2, 6-3. The Pakistani champion also earned 400 ITF points to confirm his entry into the ITF World Championship in Paraguay. Malik thanked Col Asif Dar (R), Naseem...