Sports Board Punjab (SBP), on the directions of Director General Sports Punjab Muhammad Tariq Qureshi, organized football and hockey matches in connection with Kashmir Solidarity Day on Sunday.
The Kashmir Day football match was played between Punjab Yellow and Punjab Green boys’ teams at Punjab Stadium where Punjab Yellow boys’ team edged out Punjab Green by a narrow margin of 2-1.
Director Admin Syed Umair Hassan was the chief guest on this occasion. Director Sports Chand Perveen, Divisional Sports Officer Lahore Tariq Khanzada, Tehsil Sports Officer Nasir Malik, Chief Sports Consultant Hafeez Bhatti, Section Officer Sports Department Punjab Mirza Nadeem and other officials were also present on this occasion.
All the participating players and officials of both the teams were introduced to Director Admin Syed Umair Hassan, who also distributed prizes among the top performers at the end of the match. Director Admin Syed Umair Hassan also witnessed the exhibition match and appreciated the game of young players.
Talking on this occasion, Director Admin Syed Umair Hassan said that Kashmir is the lifeline of Pakistan and the entire Pakistan nation is with Kashmiris in this testing time. “The purpose of these matches is to show solidarity with the Kashmiri brothers and sisters. We are quite confident that Kashmir will get freedom from India in near future,” he maintained.
The players and Sports Board Punjab officials also took out a rally to show solidarity with the Kashmiri brothers. They also hoisted Kashmiri and national flags and chanted slogans to express solidarity with the Kashmiris.
The Kashmir Day boys and girls hockey matches were played between Pakistan Green and Pakistan White hockey teams at National Hockey Stadium pitch-2. In the boys' exhibition hockey match, Pakistan Green defeated Pakistan White by 3-2 while the Pakistan Green girls team emerged triumphant by 4-3.
Director Sports Chand Perveen was the chief guest on this occasion. Divisional Sports Officer Tariq Khanzada, Tehsil Sports Officer Nasir Malik and Chief Sports Consultant Hafeez Bhatti also witnessed the exciting hockey matches.