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Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Delegation of athletes to meet President

KARACHI : A thirty-member delegation of athletes will meet with President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday and discuss relief efforts for Sindh flood affectees,Former cricket captains Shahid Afridi, Javed Miandad and other well known athletes will be part of this delegation.The meeting will take place at the Bilawal House and PCB Chairman Ijaz Butt will also be attending. Chief Minister’s advisor on sports Haleem Adil said the purpose of the meeting is the formation of a campaign to collect funds for the flood affectees. It is expected that Shahid Afridi might hold a separate meeting with President Zardari.