LAHORE: Punjab Sports Minister Jahangir Khanzada presided over an important meeting at National Hockey Stadium on Monday.
The meeting discussed the formation of efficient and sustainable financial and administrative model to run the newly build sports facilities like gymnasiums, tennis courts, swimming pool, hockey stadiums and playfields in Punjab.
Besides Secretary Sports Punjab Muhammad Aamir Jan, the meeting was also attended by Director Admin Javed Rasheed Chohan, former national cricket captain Intikhab Alam, former LCCA president Kh Nadeem Ahmed, Director Project Management Unit Akram Soban, Deputy Secretary Planning Tehmina Habib, Deputy Director Hafeez Bhatti, DSO Rauf Bajwa and other top officials.
Addressing the meeting, Punjab Sports Minister Jahangir Khanzada said Punjab govt has established top class sports facilities across the province in a short period of time as per the vision of Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif.
“We want that our youth can take maximum benefit out of these sports facilities and for that purpose we are carving out such an appropriate system according to which these facilities will be operated in a professional manner”.
Punjab Sports Minister Jahangir Khanzada said: “We are trying our best to formulate such a mechanism so that we can operate our valuable sports facilities according to international level”.In his address, Secretary Sports Punjab Muhammad Aamir Jan said the newly-developed sports facilities are no less than a blessing for the talented youth of Punjab.
Secretary Sports Punjab Aamir Jan said it’s our prime objective to function our newly-constructed gymnasiums, tennis courts, swimming pool, hockey stadiums and playfields in such a proficient fashion so that our athletes can win several laurels and titles at national and international by utilizing these sports facilities.