Danish Atlas asks PSF for permanent job

By Ubaid Awan

KARACHI (TheSportsNext) July 31, 2012: Pakistan’s youngest squash sensation, Danish Atlas, on Tuesday, urged the Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) to provide permanent jobs to the young squash players.

Danish Atlas made the appeal during a ceremony held to hand cash prizes to the country’s junior squash team which won silver medal at the Men’s World Junior Squash Championship.

Danish stated that employment was a necessary incentive for the players.

“Permanent employment is very necessary for a sportsman because he performs much better if he knows that his future is secure,” Danish told local media after the ceremony.

He added, “We want to give our best to Pakistan but we haven’t been able to play in important Professional Squash Association tournaments. Hence we’ve requested the Pakistan Squash Federation to help us get entries in these events so that we can improve our ranking and be eligible for those.”

During the ceremony Danish Atlas was paid 100,000 rupees for his sterling show at the World Junior Squash Championship while his teammates including Nasir Iqbal, Hamza Bukhari, Ali Bukhari and Tayyab Aslam – and coach Jamshed Gul received 300,000 rupees each.

When asked about his meeting with the new PSF president, Danish Atlas said that Mr. Tahir Rafique Butt took time out of his busy schedule to listen to the players therefore they are hopeful about future of squash players in Pakistan.

Danish Atlas, who is only 18 years old, suggested the PSF to set targets for every squash player in the country and award the ones with the target achievers with incentives.

He added, “There should be a target and facilitation. If any player fails then there should be accountability, in this way everybody would give their best.”