LAHORE, Oct 29 (APP):Inspector General of Police (IGP) Punjab Abdul Kareem met the manager, coaches, trainer and players of the Pakistan Police Volleyball Team, which won the gold medal at the Defence Day Sports Gala, at the Central Police Office.
IGP Punjab awarded cash prizes and certificates of appreciation to 12 players, along with the team manager, coaches and trainer. He congratulated the players on winning the volleyball trophy at the Defence Day Sports Gala and appreciated their performance.
IGP Punjab Abdul Kareem said that he was proud of the players who brought laurels to the department through outstanding performances in national and international sporting events. He said that Punjab Police players had demonstrated excellent performance at the Defence Day Sports Gala.
He added that medal-winning players were ambassadors of Punjab Police and directed that more talent be identified and inducted into Pakistan Police sports teams. He said that the process of encouraging medal-winning players through the platform of the Police Sports Board would continue.
IGP Punjab also announced certificates of appreciation and cash prizes for the Pakistan Police Basketball Team for securing fourth position at the Defence Day Sports Gala. Director General Pakistan Police Sports Board Additional IG Imran Arshad, Chief Sports Officer and RPO Sheikhupura Athar Ismail, and other officers were also present on the occasion.
Punjab Police spokesperson said that certificates of appreciation and cash prizes were awarded to Volleyball Team Manager Sub-Inspector Zaman, Coach Constable Muhammad Rafiq, Assistant Coach ASI Liaquat Ali, and Trainer Constable Dilbar Hussain.
The players who received awards included Muhammad Waqas, Sajid Iqbal, Amir Hassan, Shahid Rasool, Amjad Ali, Aqib Saeed, Ahmad Saleem and Muhammad Mughis.
Source: APP (Associated Press of Pakistan)
