Pakistan, Aug. 26 -- Some people serve institutions; others leave behind ideas that continue to shape them long after they are gone. Col. Amin Malik belonged to the latter.

A remembrance gathering was organised by Brig. Mehmood Bajwa at the Lahore Garrison Golf Club in honour of Col. Amin Malik. It was attended by family, friends and golfers who knew him and held him in high regard.

In his introductory remarks, Brig. Bajwa stated that Col. Amin Malik, as Secretary of the Pakistan Golf Federation (PGF), laid the very foundation of organised golf in the country. Decades ago, he recognised the need to separate the amateur category from the professional category, an approach that reflected his progressive vision for the sport. He described ...