The inaugural Parvez Abbasi Open Shooting Championship is taking place between the 11th and 13th August, 2017, at the Pakistan Navy's Shooting Range in PNS Karsaz, in Karachi. Expert marksmen and women from all over the country will participate in various categories of the event. Over 300 competitors will compete in disciplines of Air Pistol, Skeet, and Trap during the 3-day competition.
The annual event is being launched to celebrate the life and achievements of Parvez Abbasi, the Founding Secretary of the National Rifle Association and one of the key drivers of the sport of shooting in Pakistan. This is a unique event is Pakistan's shooting calendar. As an Open Shooting Championship members of the public, as well as teams representing the Pakistan Navy, Pakistan Army, Pakistan Air Force, Sindh, Punjab, Baluchistan, KPK, Gilgit B, FRA, HEC, Sindh Police and SSU Sindh Police are eligble to participate in the event.
All events will be conducted as per rules laid out by the International Shooting Sport Federation, governing body of the Olympic Shooting events in Rifle, Pistol and Shotgun disciplines. The closing ceremony will be held on 13 August, 2017. Mrs Askara Abbasi, wife of late Mr Parvez Abbasi, will be the Chief Guest at the occasion.
Speaking at the occasion, Commodore Ghazanfar Abbas, Director of the Parvez Abbasi Open Shooting Championship, said, "Parvez Abbasi Open Shooting Championship is a vital addition to the sport's annual calendar in Pakistan. This is a great chance for budding shooters of the country, from whatever background, to compete and further hone their skills.
We are delighted to be honouring Parvez Abbasi sahib's legacy in this way. We are greatly thankful to the Abbassciy Family, especially Mrs Askara Abbasi, wife of late Mr Parvez Abbasi for the patronage they have shown in sponsoring the event and providing yet another opportunity to sports enthusiasts to compete in a ranking event. Our aim is to make this the annual shooting tournament in Pakistan".-PR
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