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IBSF World Championship: ‘Countries still reluctant to come to Pakistan’

KARACHI: Pakistan Billiards and Snooker Association’s (PBSA) Alamgir Sheikh has said that European countries are reluctant to travel to Pakistan for next year’s World Championship. PBSA is expected to host the championship, which includes 6-Red, ladies event, team championship, in August 2015 and Sheikh said that the association is working on getting rid of the feeling of fear among the delegates. Sheikh is currently in India for the ongoing IBSF World Championship and is expecting a positive outcome after the executive meeting of snooker’s world body. “My main purpose for traveling to India is to try and get the finalised dates for the World Championships,” Sheikh told  The Express Tribune . “The month of August is final so the dates are the only issue. In addition, there are some reservations among the European countries regarding traveling to Pakistan next year as per their travel advisory. However, I’ve spoken on a one-to-one basis with various delegates as we ...