Lahore, April 02, 2022 (PPI-OT):Mr. Atif Rana (CEO, Lahore Qalandars) and Aqib Javed (Head Coach) visited the University of Lahore (UOL) on March 8, 2022 as part of their campaign for Pakistan Super League (PSL) 7 trophy celebrations. The Executive Development Centre (EDC) under the supervision of Dr. Maryam Iqbal Kiyani (Director, EDC) with the guidance of Mr. Awais Raoof (Chairman, BoG) organized this mega event to congratulate and celebrate the victory of Qalandars.
The guests and champion trophy were warmly welcomed and showered with petals by the students and management of the varsity at various entry points. Mr. Raoof along with Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ashraf (Rector), Mr. Nasir Mehmood (Pro-Rector, Academics) were present at the occasion.
Mr. Raoof appreciated Lahore Qalandars for winning the PSL season 7 and congratulated the visiting officials especially Mr. Rana and head coach. Speaking at the occasion, Mr. Mehmood highly appreciated the team for putting its match winning efforts. He praised the player development program (PDP) of Qalandars for producing world class talent like Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf and Fakhar Zaman.
The Rector admired the stunning performance of Qalandars’ team on their excellent win. He also wished them success for the upcoming tournaments. Meanwhile, Mr. Rana expressed his satisfaction upon bringing the PSL trophy to UOL adding, “two years ago, Mr. Raoof asked me to bring the trophy here and I have fulfilled his request”.
During the event, the PSL 7th Edition Trophy was displayed followed by Turban wearing tradition and a cake-cutting ceremony. A music concert along with the dinner was also hosted for the guests. Lahore Qalandars’ staff also distributed their fan t-shirts among the students. The excited UOL community also got a chance to get their photographs taken with Mr. Rana and Aqib Javed.
UOL and Lahore Qalandars pledged to make this visit a foundation for a long-term partnership between the two institutes, promising a commitment to bring about professionalism to the Pakistani sports structure and creating greater opportunities for students to take part in higher level sports.
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