Jamaat-e-Islami fetes ‘unsung heroes’

Jamaat-e-Islami's Karachi chapter on Friday organised a ceremony in honour of the young and talented kick-boxers, Agha Kaleem, Muhammad Sabir, and Muhammad Nisar, who won two gold and one bronze medals in the Moithai World Kickboxing Championship held in Thailand.

While speaking at the ceremony at the JI Karachi headquarters, JI Karachi Ameer Engineer Hafiz Naeemur Rehman demanded of the government to take the "unsung heroes" under the state's guardianship and arrange for them public sector jobs.

He said that Agha Kaleem and his fellows won laurels for the country adding that there was a lot of talent in Karachi but unfortunately it was deprived of the government's patronage. He demanded of the government to support talented athletes in the city.

Rehman said that Agha Kaleem was a waiter at a hotel and his fellows were also engages in other jobs to support their families. They performed well at international forum despite all odds and won medals for the country but they don't have any security for their future, he said, asking the corporate sector to come forward and support them.

He further said that the JI in its capacity would take all possible measures for the betterment of sports and sportsmen.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 25^th, 2023.