PSWF readies for Peshawar congress

 JournalismPakistan.com |  Published 13 years ago

The International Sports Journalists Congress will be held in Peshawar from January 18-20, featuring 120 journalists from various countries. The event aims to address the decline in Pakistani sports and strategize for improvement.

Summary

PESHAWAR: More than 120 foreign and Pakistan journalists are to attend the International Sports Journalists Congress here from January 18-20.

Hosted by Pakistan Sports Writers’ Federation (PSWF), the congress will also see 26 delegates from 12 countries, among them president Asian Sports Journalists Association and the senior vice president of International Sports Journalists Association (AIPS).

Amjad Aziz Malik, the PSWF General Secretary tells JournalismPakistan.com officials of national sports federations will also attend the congress.

“The aim of organizing this big event is to analyze why Pakistan sport is on the decline and to find ways to regain lost honors,” Amjad said.

Preparations to host the congress successfully are in the final stages, PSWF said.
 

KEY POINTS:

• Over 120 journalists attending from Pakistan and abroad
• Hosted by Pakistan Sports Writers' Federation
• 26 delegates from 12 countries participating
• Focus on addressing the decline of sports in Pakistan
• Final preparations for the congress near completion