F.P. Report
PESHAWAR: Vice Chancellor Islamia College University Professor Dr. Habib Sunday honored Pakistan No. 1 International Table Tennis player Fahad Khawjah Chitrali for winning triple crowns in the recently held National Master Cup Table Tennis Championship besides winning medals in international event.
“We are proud enough that Fahad is our student and like him Islamia College, which is the historical education institution of country also produced world class sportsmen who bring laurels for the country,” Professor Dr. Habib told APP when he calls on Fahad Khawjah.
Besides the Vice Chancellor, Director General Sports Irfan Ullah Marwat, Registrar Dr. Tauqeer Alam, Dr. Naveed Abbas, Dr. Zafar Hayat and Chief Proctor Professor Dr. Javed Iqbal were also present. He lauded Fahad Khawjah, a 12 grade student for winning such a great credential in the international Table Tennis circuit.
Professor Dr. Habib also awarded Fahad Khawjah gold medal and cash incentives to Fahad Khawjah of recently winning the double crowns in the National Table Tennis Championship besides remaining at KP No. 1 in the age of seven and in the age of 12 he declared as the youngest even national Table Tennis Champion.
Fahad Khawjah, son of a renowned and senior journalist Nadir Khawjah, got first position in Under-14, Under-15, Under-17 and Under-18 age grounds. Fahad Khawjah also represented Pakistan in China, Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Qatar, Uman and Iran.
In his younger age Fahad won singles gold medal, doubles and team event gold before being declared as the triple crowns winners against their strong rivals from different departments. Looking after his tremendous performance the Pakistan Table Tennis Federation selected Fahad Khawjah in the forthcoming Commonwealth Games to be held in Gold Cost, Australia.
Professor Dr. Habib ensured Fahad Khawjah that he would be fully facilitated and his achievements would be marked so that other students would follow him and achieve name and fame for the country internationally.
He said the students of Islamia College University is serving the country since its establishment and hopefully more talent like Fahad Khawjah would come up in other games as well. He also appreciated Director General Sports Irfan Ullah Marwat as in his supervision the students of Islamia College University have been achieving great name for this historical institution, province and for the country.
He said the management of the Islamia College University is working with great devotions and wants to bring this historical institution according to international day need.
The present govt, he said, giving top priority to education and sports and certainly efforts have been made to provide best educational and sporting facilities to their students. He assured Fahad Khawjah that he would be looked after in both education and sports so that he could win back more laurels for the country.
At the end, Vice Chancellor Professor Dr. Habib awarded gold medal and cash incentives to Fahad Khawjah on behalf of the Islamia College University management.
