QUETTA: Balochistan Sports Alliance demands for conducting “34th National Games, 2023” through Sports Associations registered with Balochistan Sports Board instead of Balochistan Olympic Association.

This and similar other demands were made in a protest demonstration held outside Quetta Press Club under the aegis of Balochistan Sports Alliance here on Tuesday. Addressing the protest demonstration, speakers said that merit has completely been violated while constituting “Management Committee” for 34th National Games, 2023 which can be judged from the fact that a grade-17 officer of Services and General Administration Department has also been made the member of “Management Committee” for the 34th National Games, hence, the “Management Committee” needs to be reviewed by incorporating the names of former and present national and international players of different disciplines of sports, adding that 18 members of the Management Committee do not belong to Balochistan, therefore, number of members from outside of the province be curtailed by including the names of members from Balochistan province.

They said that it is an irony that national games, 2023 are being conducted through an unlawful body of Balochistan Olympic Association.

They demanded of the authorities to conduct inquiry against Ejaz Kashmiri, former SHO, Police Station Gwalmandi, Quetta and Muhammad Amin Jaffar, SHO, Police Station Industrial Sirki Road, Quetta allegedly involved in implicating a player of boxing game namely Bashir Khan son of Muhammad Zarif in a false and frivolous case. Speakers called for utilising the services of District Coaches and Provincial Coaches of Balochistan Sports Board during 34th national games to be held in Quetta during the month of May, 2023.

They demanded that Judo game included in the 34th National Games, 2023 be arranged in Quetta instead of Lahore. Protest demonstration was addressed by Hammad Khan Kakar, Chairman, Governing Body, Balochistan Sports Alliance, Jan-e-Alam, Secretary General, Balochistan Cycling Association, Syed Bilal Ahmed, Associate Secretary, Balochistan Archery Association and others.