Imtiaz leaves PSB after serving athletes for four decades.

Byline: Mohsin Ali

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) Director Hostels Malik Imtiaz Hussain's 38-year long illustrious career ended on Saturday.

The Pakistani sports community will always remember Imtiaz as a true sports lover, humble human being and caring person for all male and female athletes, as he had dedicated his entire life for the well-being of the athletes and coaches of the country. Whenever Pakistan sports' history would be written, it would never be completed without the matchless services rendered by Imtiaz, who had worked 14 hours a day, seven days a week, 30 days a month and 365 days a year. Whenever the PSB, athletes and coaches were in trouble, they used to seek help from Imtiaz, who was also called as Chacha G by his many followers.

There were very touching scenes witnessed in the farewell ceremony of Imtiaz, as Inter Provincial Coordination (IPC) Secretary Akbar Hussain Durrani, former DG Arif Ibrahim, high-ranked officials, athletes, his staff members and others were full of praise for his outstanding services. In his message, former IPC Minister Mian Riaz Hussain Pirzada lauded Imtiaz's services, termed him as a true professional and wished him best of luck for his future endeavours. Pirzada said: 'PSB, athletes and others will definitely miss Imtiaz and his smiling face. Whether it is 7:00am in the morning or 3:00am in the midnight, there used to be only one voice of Imtiaz, who was always ready to solve all the minor and major problems of the athletes and employees. He used to help his subordinates and struggle for junior staff members.'

While sharing his views, the IPC Secretary paid tribute to Imtiaz and termed him as a role model for all the officers, junior staff members and athletes. He said: 'He was dedicated, motivated and passionate to complete his tasks. I have rarely seen persons like Imtiaz in my long career, who always take their tasks as religion. He was well-connected with all the players...