Secretary Inter-Provincial Coordination (IPC) Nadeem Irshad Kayani and Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Muzaffar Khan Sial presided over an important meeting to review preparations of South Asian Games and Lahore venues of 19 games at Punjab Stadium on Monday.
Director General Sports Punjab Pervez Iqbal, DG Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) Zahoor Ahmed, Secretary Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) Khalid Mahmood, Secretary Punjab Olympic Association (PbOA) Idris Haider Khawaja and Director Sports Yasmeen Akhtar also participated in the key meeting.
Besides them top officials of several sports organisations including President Pakistan Tennis Federation Aisamul Haq, Fauzi Khawaja from Rugby Federation, Shaukat Javed and Fakhar Shah from Baseball Federation, Arshad Sattar from Wrestling Federation, Hafiz Imran Butt, Wajid Ali Shah, Dr Auj-e-Zahoor, Haji Shafiq and others were also present in the meeting.
Addressing the meeting, Secretary Inter-Provincial Coordination (IPC) Nadeem Irshad Kayani said that Sports Board Punjab is making best arrangements for the South Asian Games event to be held in Lahore. “Top standard arrangements are being made for the South Asian Games”.
Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Muzaffar Khan Sial said that Punjab Sports Department has world class stadiums and sports venues. “Punjab Sports Department will provide world standard facilities to the participants of South Asian Games,” he added.
Director General Sports Punjab Pervez Iqbal, on this occasion said that sports venues are being upgraded ahead of the South Asian Games. “Sports Board Punjab will utilize all of its resources to make the South Asian Games a success,” he maintained.