Rotterdam: PTI Holland held a cricket tourmanent in Rotterdam on 4th July to raise funds for Swat IDP's. There was huge interest among the cricket playing community in Rotterdam and other cities and eight team registered for the tournament. PTI Holland officials Dr. Gulsher, Qasim Hussain, Baber Sohail, Omer Naeem and Hammad Cheema were present on the occasion.

The tournament continued all day with enthusiasm and the team from Hague won the final against Amsterdam team. A number of Pakistani's who are playing for Dutch National team also participated. Mudassir Bukhari, a current player of the Dutch team was the captain of winning team. Ahmed Zulfiqar is a former player and Mohsin Ghaznavi is a member of the Dutch youth national team and was the player of the tournament.

In the end, coordinator Dr. Gulsher Khaliq distributed the prizes and thanked all teams and spectators for their support.

About 2500 Euros (3400 USD) were raised and will be sent to PTI Pakistan soon, inshaAllah.

Pictures of the event can be seen HERE

H.M. Cheema
General Secretary, PTI Holland