Jubilee Life sponsors the 37th National Snooker Championship -2012

Karachi: Jubilee Life sponsors the “37th Jubilee Insurance National Snooker Championship -2012”as the Pakistan Billiards and Snooker Association (PBSA) plans to revive International Snooker.

Potters from all around Pakistan sharpen their cue sticks to make their mark during the 37th Jubilee Insurance National Snooker Championship-2012 which is scheduled to be held in Karachi from February 1-9 2012.

The national snooker competition will feature 40 cuemen across the country who will participate in the event to achieve only one goal, the national title. “Country’s best snooker players will display their talent in the ten-day premier activity,” said an official of the (PBSA) at a press conference in Karachi.

He said players from four provinces and two finalists of the National Junior Under-21 Snooker Championship would participate in the national event. The participants have been divided into eight groups with five players in each group.

PBSA Chairman , Alamgir Shaikh during a joint press conference with MD and CEO Jubilee Life Javed Ahmed thanked Jubilee Insurance for joining hands with the PBSA in promoting Snooker in Pakistan. He also announced that the PBSA is planning to revive international Snooker in the country by staging a 6-nation event in March.

He further added that “Invitations for the tournament have been sent to Bahrain, China, India, Malaysia, United Arab Emirates, Thailand and Qatar; while we have received confirmation from Iran with World Champion Hossein Vafaei as the part of its team.”

Speaking on the occasion MD and CEO Jubilee Life Javed Ahmed complimented the PBSA on its contribution in reviving Snooker at an international level and in providing a platform to the country’s emerging snooker champions.

Also present at the press conference were MD Jubilee General Tahir Ahmed ,President KG Ali Raheem , Sports Convener KG Mian Shaukat Hussain and PBSA Secretary Munawar Shaikh who congratulated the PBSA on launching the 37th Jubilee Insurance National Snooker Championship -2012.

For more information, contact:
New Jubilee Life Insurance Company Limited
74/1-A, Lalazar, M.T. Khan Road,
Karachi-74000,
Pakistan
Tel: (0213) 5611071-75
Fax: (0213) 5612283