Karachi
Hakim Mohammed Said Inter-School Championship organized by Hamdard Public School was started yesterday at Bilawal Stadium, Madinat al-Hikmah, Karachi. First match was to be played between Hamdard Public School and Karachi Public School. But the later team didn’t reach on time, so the match was played between Hamdard Public School and SOS Harmain Public School and won by the former with 6-0. Second match was played between Ghulaman-e-Abbas school and Al-Khair School and won by Al-Khair School by 1 : 0.
Speaking on the occasion, the Chief guest and former Captain of Pakistan National Team, Ali Nawaz Baloch said that the sports created discipline and decision making power among the children. Hakim Said, the founder of Hamdard Public School was himself a sport man and lover of football game, he added.
Senator TajHaider, while paying tribute to Shaheed Hakim Mohammed Said, said that he was a good player of tennis and they (he and Hakim Saheb) used to play tennis together at cosmopolitan club, Karachi. The solution of our all economic and socio-political problems was education, education and education only, he asserted.
Besides, Mrs. Sadia Rashid, president, Hamdard Foundation and Prof. Dr. ShabeebulHasan, Vice Chancellor, Hamdard University, teachers and students in a large number attended the opening ceremony of Football Championship 2019.—Agencies