KARACHI: London Mayor Sadiq Khan on Friday met the boys and girls of the cricket teams formed under British Council’s Dosti project. The mayor visited Karachi British Council on the final leg of his six-day trade mission to Pakistan and India, and met with the players and other community members affiliated with the project. The Dosti project, established by the British Council in Karachi in 2012, works towards breaking social barriers and bringing groups of young people together through sports. The scheme has proved extremely successful, as one of its participants – Umama Asif – is all set to play at the national level for the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). British Council Sindh and Balochistan Area Director Christopher Hunt said, “It has been a pleasure to welcome the mayor of London as we celebrate 70 years of the British Council working with Pakistan.

Source: Pakistan Today December 08, 2017 15:22 UTC