Govt taking steps to promote sports: PM.

ISLAMABAD -- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday said the government was taking measures to promote sports, including squash in the country.

The prime minister expressed these views in a meeting with renowned squash player and former world champion Jan Sher Khan.

Shehbaz Sharif paid tribute to Jan Sher Khan on his accomplishment as the eight-time World Champion and six-time British Open Champion.

He said the talent and services of Jan Sher Khan were significant in popularizing the sport of squash in the country.

He said providing the...