PTF ANNUAL GENERAL COUNCIL MEETING
Islamabad : The Annual General Council Meeting (AGM) of the Pakistan Tennis Federation was held at the PTF -SDA Tennis Complex.
Senator Salim Saifullah Khan President-PTF chaired the meeting. Mr Iftkhar Rashid-SEVP-PTF, Mr Khawar Hyat Khan-SEVP-PTF, Col. Gul Rehman[R] Secretary-General-PTF, Muhammad Khalil Chughtai Treasurer-PTF, Mr Khawaja Suhail SVP-PTF, Officials of the PTF and Heads/representatives of the PTF Affiliated Units attended the meeting. The participation was very impressive and all the member expressed their views candidly.
Senator Salim Saifullah Khan informed the members that the Indian Davis Cup team would visit Pakistan for the first time since 1964. This is indeed a major diplomatic victory for Pakistan as the All India Tennis Association (AITA) tried their best to avoid coming to Pakistan citing security concerns, even to the extent of appealing the decision of the Davis Cup Committee, which had ruled in favour of Pakistan. However, the appeal was dismissed, thanks to effective lobbying by the PTF team.
All the members appreciated the excellent work done by the President-PTF, especially in forcing India to come to Pakistan. The members also suggested the need for more work at the grassroots level for the improvement of tennis in Pakistan.
The President-PTF also updated the house about the PTF elections, stating that the PTF had written to the PSB and POA to issue an NOC to PTF, so that PTF may conduct elections immediately.
The meeting was attended by senior members of the affiliates and was held in a cordial and professional atmosphere.