Secretary Sports Awards Stipend, Kits To Deserving Tennis Players.

LAHORE -- Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Asadullah Faiz gave track suits, complete playing kits and monthly stipend to two young deserving tennis players Asad Zaman and Bismal Zia at his office on Monday.

During the ceremony, both Asad and Bismal were handed over monthly stipend of Rs 10,000 each and tennis equipment by Sports Secretary Asadullah Faiz. Punjab Lawn Tennis Association (PLTA) Secretary General Rashid Malik (Tamgha-e-Imtiaz), Chief Sports Consultant Hafeez Bhatti and officials were also present on this occasion. It is worth-mentioning that young Asad Zaman, who was a ball picker in his initial stages of the career, has been U-14 national champion and won several other tennis tournaments while Bismal, who also has been considered among top U-12 players at provincial level, is also attending Sports Board Punjab's first-ever High Performance Tennis Training Camp at Punjab Tennis Academy, Bagh-e-Jinnah.

Speaking on the occasion, Secretary Sports Asadullah Faiz said that Asad Zaman and Bismal Zia have demonstrated excellent performances in the High Performance Tennis Training Camp. 'Both of the players are highly talented and doing hard work in the camp under the supervision of qualified coaches. We hope that these young players will become top tennis stars in near future,' he added.

PLTA Secretary Rashid Malik thanked Secretary Sports Asadullah Faiz and Sports Board Punjab for this initiative taken after 30 years. 'This monthly scholarship of Rs 10,000 is though a very meager...