Anita Ghulam Ali voices concern about Indian women's tour (7 May 1997)

07 May 1997

Anita Ghulam Ali voices concern about Indian women's tour

KARACHI, May 6: The Indian women's cricket team is to visit this country for three one-dayers in the third week of May.

However, Ms Anita Ghulam Ali, Patron of Sindh Education, has regretted that in spite of running from pillar-to-post, sending faxes and making requests at the provincial and federal level, permission is not being granted to the women's cricket team for use of the National Stadium and Qadhafi Stadium Lahore. Federal Ministers have promised support and seed money.

An ex-Test cricketer in the Cricket Control Board surprisingly told the girls "he does not approve of women in sports".

Sponsors expect Government patronage to equal it with their support. Will our Sporting Minister, and defender of Women's rights not ensure we make India-Pakistan women's cricket matches memorable? After all that is the spirit, we hope will be reflected in talks in the Maldives, says Prof Anita Ghulam Ali. "Ministers Abida Hussain, Syed Mushahid Hussain, Commissioner Mir Hussain Ali are all aware of the women's cricket teams frantic efforts to convince all our neighbours, that there is substance in what the Government professes, and that, it is not all sound and fury," concluded Ms Anita Ghulam Ali.

Source:: Dawn (https://xiber.com/dawn/)