National Federation Secretary Colonel Naseer Ahmed said, “This action of Zoheb Rashid is very shameful for the federation and the country. He was part of the five-member team participating in the Olympic qualifying tournament there.
पाकिस्तानी मुक्केबाज ने इटली में अपने देश को किया शर्मसार, महिला साथी के पर्स से पैसे चुराकर फरार हुआ
A Pakistani boxer has gone missing in Italy after stealing money from his teammate’s bag. Pakistan Amateur Boxing Federation revealed this on Tuesday. Zohaib Rashid had gone to Italy to participate in the Olympic qualifying tournament.
A senior official of the federation said that they informed the Pakistan Embassy in Italy and have also filed a police report on the matter.
National Federation Secretary Colonel Naseer Ahmed said, “This action of Zoheb Rashid is very shameful for the federation and the country. He was part of the five-member team participating in the Olympic qualifying tournament there.
Zoheb had won a bronze medal in the Asian Boxing Championship last year.
Nasir told that female boxer Laura Ikram had gone for practice and Zoheb took her room key from the front desk and foreign currency from her purse. After this he disappeared from the hotel.
“Police have been informed and they are searching for him but he is not in contact with anyone,” he said.
This is not the first time that a Pakistani player has gone abroad and disappeared.