Fast--like a ray of light in gloom

Pakistan's Naseem Akhtar has made the Pakistani people proud by becoming the fastest woman of the SAARC region by winning a gold medal in the 100-metre sprint at the South Asian Games in Dhaka. Even with out basic facilities and incentives, Naseem Akhtar has done a great job. It is the job of the concerned government officials, sports board and the media to highlight the marvelous and unexpected honours she has brought the nation. -MUBASHIR MAHMOOD, Karachi, February 10

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