Karachi: The Softball Federation of Pakistan has announced to hold a Baseball-5 Championship in Karachi next month to help the families affected by the recent floods in the country. Income generated from the event will be used to rehabilitate displaced families, according to Asif Azeem, general secretary Softball Federation of Pakistan yesterday.  

16 teams from different departments and universities will participate in the championship, which will be divided into four groups, while a special brochure will also be released for fundraising. In this context, the Secretary General of the World Baseball Softball Confederation Dato Low Beng Choo will also be contacted. This was decided in a special meeting chaired by Federation President Haider Khan Lehri.

On the occasion, Secretary General of the Federation Asif Azim said hundreds of precious lives have been lost due to the flood disaster, while millions of families have lost their lifetime savings and livestock, which will take several months for resettlement. In these testing times, the Softball Federation, considering its national responsibility, has decided to collect funds and necessities of life for the homeless families through the Baseball-5 Championship, he said. Asif Azeem further said a committee has been formed for organizing the championship and collecting relief funds, which include the secretaries of all the units affiliated to the Softball Federation, with the advice of which the collected funds and equipment will be distributed in the affected areas.

Published in The Daily National Courier, September, 06 2022

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