The Pakistan Squash Federation has given central contracts to six squash players for six months on the basis of their performance. The players who received the contracts were Nasir Iqbal, Farhan Zaman, Danish Atlas, Tayyab Aslam, Asim Khan and Israr Ahmed. Nasir Iqbal and Farhan Zaman received the contract in the A-category with Rs 35,000 per month and Tayyab Aslam and Danish Atlas were placed in the B-category with Rs 25,000 per month. Asim Khan and Israr Ahmed, who were placed in C-Category, would get Rs 15,000 per month.
A federation spokesman said the contracts were purely performance based aiming at helping the players financially. "These players will be under the direct watch of the federation and they will also attend events in different countries to improve their world rankings," he added.