Pakistan team landed in Maldives on Wednesday to participate in the Five-Nation International Basketball Championship scheduled to be held on June 15.
Pakistan along with host Maldives, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal would fight for the championship title in a single league round where the top four teams will qualify for the semifinals of the championship.
The Pakistan team also met with Director General Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) Shoaib Khoso before departure to Maldives.
In this meeting, the President of the Pakistan Basketball Federation (PBBF) Brig. (R) Muhammad Iftikhar Mansoor informed him about the prepara-tions of the national team for the five-nation Cham-pionship.
DG PSB Shoaib Khoso was hopeful talented Pakistan Basketball Team will perform brilliantly in the five-nation basketball championship. He said that Pakistan Sports Board would provide maximum support to active sports federations.
He said it would be a wonderful opportunity for young players to represent the country to display their potential in the game as the Pakistan Sports Board is working hard for the promotion of sports across the country.
DG PSB Shoaib Khoso also assured PBBF offi-cials that PSB would provide maximum support for future training camps for any upcoming national and international events.—APP
