Punjab Youth Peace Corps event

LAHORE

The Punjab Youth Affairs Department launched second phase of its Punjab Youth Peace Corps with a showcasing event on Thursday.

Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Jahangir Khanzada was the chief guest at the event while Nayyer Iqbal, secretary for the Department of Youth Affairs, Sports, Archaeology and Tourism; Tahmina Habib, Deputy Secretary Planning and Sabiha Shaheen, Executive Director of an NGO participated in the event.

Addressing on the occasion, the minister said, “Punjab Youth Peace Corps is serving as an exemplary voluntary body for the promotion of peace which is perfectly aligned with the Punjab Vision 2030 and the Punjab Youth Policy. I congratulate all the peace champions and wish them best of luck for their future activities.” Secretary for the Department of Youth Affairs, Sports, Archaeology and Tourism, Nayyer Iqbal said, “Let me assure you of our commitment to youth development. We fully support the need to transform youth into peace champions and help them to become part of peace building cadre that practically works through pro-peace social actions. Peace champions showcased their achievements from the pilot phase through stalls, presentation and a theatre performance to a gathering of 500 people which included youths from Lahore and Multan, local government members, civil society members and other stakeholders.