PSF ask PSA to waive off tournament's security fee.

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) has asked Professional Squash Association (PSA) to waive off the tournament's security fee, as it was hampering the development of the game in the country.

'PSA takes US $5,000 from PSF as a part of security fee for each international tournament to be hosted by Pakistan,' Squash legend Qamar Zamar told reporter on Monday.

Qamar, who was also the vice president of the federation, said PSA was not seeking any security fee from other countries hosting PSA events. 'The tournaments security fees was only set for Pakistan which makes it totally unjust,' he said.

He said he and PSF had written separate letters to PSA asking to waive off the security fees.

'The sponsors for the tournaments are discouraged when they come to know about the security fees,' he said.

'I will personally go to PSA's head office in London to resolve the matter if no development is done in sometime,' he said.

Qamar, who won the British Open in 1975, said the international sports activities were booming in the country in the form of cricket, and squash.

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