LAHORE: National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) released players’ salaries after nine months hiatus following Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s decision to revive the structure of departmental sports, a day earlier. 

According to the details, NBP issued discontinued salaries to the players associated with the organization after PM lifted the ban on departmental sports. The players were rejoiced by the move as they faced a financial crunch following a decision taken last year to stop public departments, corporations and autonomous bodies from funding the sports teams. .

The decision to discontinue the funding of departmental teams had rendered a large number of athletes in Pakistan jobless It is pertinent to mention here that PM Shehbaz announced the lifting of the ban on departmental sports yesterday with the aim to help youngsters to excel in the field of sports and bring out talent in the country.

Published in The Daily National Courier, August, 27 2022

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