Jazz win 16th NTC All-Pakistan Inter-Regional Badminton Tournament 2019
Jazz won the 16th NTC All-Pakistan Inter-Regional Badminton Tournament 2019 after defeating PTCL in the final played here at Rodham Hall, Islamabad Sports Complex.
Jazz won the 16th NTC All-Pakistan Inter-Regional Badminton Tournament 2019 after defeating PTCL in the final played here at Rodham Hall, Islamabad Sports Complex.
The tournament was organised by NTC, Huawei and Apollo while the participating teams were NTC, PTCL, Huawei, Apollo, Jazz and Ufone. The tournament lasted three days. The final was played between PTCL and Jazz.
After neck-n-neck competition, Jazz secured first position and was awarded with Pakistan Telecom Cup Trophy while PTCL obtained runners-up trophy and NTC secured third spot. Hassan of NTC was given the best player award.
Minister of IT&T Khalid Maqbool Siddiqi graced the occasion with his presence on the final day of the tournament. In his address to players and the guests he said?“I must take this opportunity to appreciate all participants and the organizers and sponsors who made this event so fruitful. Countries which excel in sports excel in all fields, Pakistan being a talented and efficient nation needs to project itself to the world. Such events should be organized more for the wellbeing of the employees”.
When asked about Pakistan’s future plans in the sectors of Information, Telecommunications and Technology, the minister said “More innovative services in mobile broadband needs to be introduced to facilitate modern day consumer needs, more foreign investment should be attracted to raise employment opportunities for the locals. I think companies like Huawei can help us in this regard by introducing its manufacturing into Pakistan”.
He also added that “Huawei is a world leader in Information technology and Telecommunications. It has already played important role in Pakistan’s telecommunication sector. It is also world leader in 5G technology. As Pakistan plan to introduce 5G telecom service this year, we will be taking Huawei’s opinions and support to take benefit from its modern technology and expertise in the sectors of ICT as they have been in Pakistan for 20 years and have built a promising relationship with the country”.
The event concluded with remarks by NTC Chairman Brig Viqar Ali Khan. He congratulated the winners and appreciated meaningful efforts of Apollo and Huawei Technologies Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd. A number of government officials, CEOs of multinationals and heads of institutions were also present to witness the zeal and zest of the players.
