Friday, October 22, 2010

Aisam-ul-Haq as a Peace Player for Pakistan


Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, one of the great talents of Pakistan as a tennis player. In September 1988, he started his career as a tennis player and now up till date he struggles hard for his career and gives fame to Pakistan by being one of the world’s famous tennis player. He proved to be a true Pakistani by promoting our country through his heart touching performance in tennis.  Moreover, while playing in the U.S. Open doubles final, he delivered a speech that being a Muslim Pakistani, he feels proud to be a player of Pakistan and play for the finals. Moreover he said, “I want to say something on behalf of all Pakistanis. Every time I come here, there’s a wrong perception about the people of Pakistan. They are very friendly, very loving people. We want peace in this world as much as you guys”.




He is now a member of the ‘Champions for Peace’ club, a group of 40 famous elite athletes committed to serving peace in the world through sport, created by Monaco-based international organization Peace and Sport. In relation to Aisam-ul-Haq as a player of tennis from Pakistan, a statement issued by Peace and Sport said, “The Peace and Sport Image of the Year Award will be given to India’s Rohan Bopanna and Pakistan’s Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi – two tennis players who managed to bring the political authorities in their respective countries closer, through their own history of personal friendship and commitment”.

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