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SC dismisses POA chief’s petition

Apex Court dismissed the petition filled by Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) president Lt Gen (retd) Syed Arif Hasan. An inside source told this scribe that POA lawyer Ali appeared before the Supreme Court’s three-member committee headed by Justice Jawad S Khawja and pleaded that sports policy did not apply on the POA. After hearing his views, Justice Khawja said: “It is clearly mention in the para 10 that the sports policy 2005 apply on all the federations including the POA.

Olympics: IOC warns on Pakistan meddling claims

The International Olympic Committee on Thursday said it had issued a warning over alleged political interference in Pakistan's national organisation. "The IOC will continue to support the Pakistan Olympic Association, whose office-bearers were duly and democratically elected last year," a spokesman for the Lausanne-based body told AFP in an emailed statement. "The IOC condemns the current attempts of a number of individuals and bodies to destabilise the POA as it threatens the interests of the Olympic Movement and its athletes in Pakistan."
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