Governor Kamran Tessori on Sunday vowed to prioritise sports, urging the sportspersons to keep up their hard work and not give up.Tessori expressed optimism about the Prime Minister Youth Programme in connection with sports, adding, “The initiative will promote the sports in country.”He emphasised that the Higher Education Commission (HEC) was not just concerned with education but also with sports.
“Our national sport is hockey. But hockey in the country has been falling behind for a while now”, he lamented.”Every year, I’ll make every effort to start the Karachi Games. All of the Hockey League players would be invited to the Governor House.,” He said this was high time for all countrymen living abroad to come forward for playing key role to tackle the economic crisis confronted by the country. He further stated that overseas Pakistanis through their remittance can not only stabilize their families, their native areas but also the national economy.