KARACHI – Pakistan Federation Baseball (PFB) founder and president Syed Khawar Shah died at the age of 68 on Tuesday.
In 1992 under Shah’s leadership, the PFB was founded and baseball was officially born in Pakistan, allowing the country to compete at the international level while helping to grow the baseball world.
“This is a tremendous loss for our sport in Pakistan, Asia and worldwide,” said WBSC President Riccardo Fraccari. “History will always remember President Shah’s important legacy and milestones in baseball.”
Shah started his professional career as a divisional sports officer Gujranwala and promoted to the seat of managing director sports board. Later, he became Director General Sports Punjab and retired in the same capacity.
During Shah’s presidency, PFB launched annual men’s and women’s national championships, helping develop and identify players for Pakistan’s national teams, which have currently risen to 26th in the world in men’s baseball and 12th in women’s baseball.
In 2016, the Pakistan Women’s National Baseball Teat made a buzz debuting in the WBSC Women’s Baseball World Cup, while the Pakistan men played in their first-ever World Baseball Classic Qualifier, where Shah’s son Syed Fakhar Ali was National Team manager.
