KARACHI: Former Olympian Islahuddin Siddiqui has been named a goodwill ambassador and awarded the honorary citizenship of Houston by the Mayor of Houston, Bill White for his services to the sport of hockey.
Speaking to Dawn on Monday, a jetlagged yet elated Islah, who just returned from the US where he also attended the 41st FIH Congress as a member of the FIH World Rules Board, said: ‘I had proceeded to Houston, TX after the Congress moot. The honour was bestowed on me in recognition of my services to the game of hockey. I feel extremely proud to have earned this honour for Pakistan.’
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