ISLAMABAD: Shoaib Khoso has been appointed as the Director General Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) for a period of three years.
Shoaib topped the merit list following interviews conducted by a panel recently. He was the only candidate who secured over 80 percent marks.
Shoaib holds a Master’s degree in Finance and also has foreign education in his credentials. He has also worked with the Sindh Sports Board in the past.
Amjad Farooq and Meesaq were the other two names on the list.
“The Prime Minister has seen and is pleased to approve the appointment of Shoaib Khoso out of the panel as Director General PSB (MP II scale) on contract basis for a period of three years,” the notification signed by Syed Tauqir Shah, Principal Secretary to the PM, said.
PSB was established under the Ministry of Education through the Sports (Development and Control) Ordinance, 1962 as a corporate body for the purposes of promoting and developing uniform standards of competition in sports in Pakistan comparable to the standards prevailing internationally, and regulating and controlling sports in Pakistan on a national basis.
PSB is the premier authority to control and promote sports in the country and also acts as an executing agency to implement the government policies.
PSB has a wide range of sporting facilities at its Headquarters and Coaching Centers at Provincial Headquarters. These facilities are primarily used for national training camps and holding of various national and international competitions. In addition, these facilities are also extended to general public on normal membership basis.
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