LAHORE, Jan 23 (APP):Punjab Minister for Sports, Jahangir Khanzada has said that Punjab government will chalk out a comprehensive system to run the dozens of top standard sports facilities across the Punjab province.
“We will introduce such a effective system for the functioning of valuable gymnasiums and play-fields so that talented youth of the province can take maximum benefit from these facilities”, he said this while addressing an important meeting here at National Hockey Stadium on Tuesday.
The main agenda of the meeting was to discuss the formation of sustainable management and financial models for the newly-build sports facilities across the province.
Secretary Sports Punjab Muhammad Aamir Jan, former President,
Pakistan Hockey Federation, Akhtar Rasool, former Pakistan cricket captain, Intikhab Alam, Director Admin Javed Rasheed Chohan, Director Project Management Unit Akram Soban, former President, Lahore city cricket association, Kh Nadeem, former hockey olympian Tauqeer Dar
and other top officials also attended the meeting.
Addressing the meeting, which was attended by notable sports
figures of the country, Jahangir Khanzada said Punjab government under
the vision of Chief Minister Punjab Shehbaz Sharif, will take every possible measure for the promotion
of sports in the province.
“Punjab government is building several sports gymnasiums, floodlit
cricket and hockey grounds in all parts of province and we will
run these sports facilities through professional people”, he added.
Secretary Sports Punjab Muhammad Aamir Jan, in his address, said:
“Our main objective is to provide best sports facilities to potential youngsters of the province. State of the Art Punjab International Swimming Pool is the latest example in this regard. He said Punjab International Swimming Pool is first of its kind in Pakistan and
also considered among the best swimming pools of Asia”.
Aamir Jan further said Punjab govt has initiated several sports projects in south Punjab in recent past. “Various sports projects
have already been completed and many are near to completion”,
he added.