Pahang PKZ badminton team wins Zakat Cup 2017

KUALA LUMPUR: The Pahang Zakat Collection Centre (PKZ) team won the Zakat Cup Badminton Championship 2017 in the final at Setiawangsa National Sports Council Complex here today.
Kedah Zakat Board came in second, while Indonesian team, Dompet Dhuafa Republika and the Federal Territories Islamic Council Zakat Collection Centre (PPZ-MAIWP) finished third and fourth, respectively.
PPZ-MAIWP chief executive officer Mohd Rais Alias ​​said the tournament was first introduced in 2002, to strengthen the relationship between staff of the state zakat centres through sports activities, as well as to create a platform to discuss various current issues pertaining to zakat.
"The tournament also saw the participation of two teams from Indonesia, namely Dompet Dhuafa Republika and the Indonesian National Amil Zakat Board.
"Their participation has strengthened ties between zakat centres from both countries through sports, and by exchanging views on the operation and management of zakat in Malaysia and Indonesia," he told reporters after officiating the closing ceremony here, today. — Bernama