ISLAMABAD:Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif while congratulating medal winning athletes in Asian Games has said the players have brought fame to Pakistan by winning two silver and 8 bronze medals.

PM said he would soon convene a Sports Conference. Sports representatives , bright stars of today and past will be present in the conference. They will raise Pakistani flag again in the field of sports.

Giving cheques to players is not favor to them but it is their right., he said adding collective efforts will have to be made for promotion of sports. Opportunities will have to be provided to the talented players to move ahead.

He indicated that government institutions provided proper resources to bright stars of sports in the past. We will too have to take steps for training players and polishing their skills.

He said Pakistan made remarkable achievements in the field of cricket. The great players of squash Jahangir Khan and Jan Sher Khan brightened name of country in the world.