Lahore, Pakistan, April 12, 2022: The President of the Pakistan Olympic Association, Lt. Gen (retd.) Syed Arif Hasan, led celebrations of the Pakistan sporting community on the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace on April 6 by holding a White Card.
In 2014 the organisation Peace and Sport launched a worldwide digital campaign to recognise April 6 by holding up a White Card, just like a referee, allowing one to demonstrate support of peace through sport.
The POA President said: “The #WhiteCard campaign, initiated by @peaceandsport in 2014, shows that sport can be an answer to social issues and that it can bring to the construction of a culture of peace. Raise it. Join us. Share it.”
Also joining the POA campaign was Secretary General Muhammad Khalid Mahmood, who said: “Holding up a #WhiteCard is another step towards convincing decision-makers to include sport in initiatives aimed at building peace. Join our call for international unity through sport.”
The President of the Pakistan Table Tennis Federation, Ahmer Malick, added: “By raising my #WhiteCard, as a symbol of peace through sport, I am supporting @peaceandsport’s call for dialogue and peace in all vulnerable communities affected by violence and conflict, worldwide.”
Athletes across many sports and schoolchildren throughout Pakistan also were involved in the #WhiteCard campaign.
