KARACHI: The newly elected Federal Government of Pakistan is likely to consider reviving departmental sports in the country, sources claimed.

According to the details, the government is considering reinstating all departmental sports teams, which were shut down by the former ruling government.

The government may further issue an instruction regarding the revival of the departmental and also for the formation of the teams. Furthermore, there is also a proposal to reinstate players who have been sacked from government departments.

It is pertinent to mention here that the former Test cricketer Iqbal Qasim, who was considered a big supporter of departmental cricket in the country, also resigned from the chairmanship of the cricket committee in September 2020, citing the non serious attitude of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) towards the issue.

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