Director General Sports Punjab Pervez Iqbal has distributed cheques among the top position holders of naat competition at a prize distribution ceremony held at the National Hockey Stadium on Tuesday.
It may be noted here that the naat competition was organized under the Youth Affairs and Sports Department Punjab at the Nishtar Park Sports Complex (NPSC) E-Library and Youth Center in connection with 12th Rabi-ul Awwal.
Director Youth Affairs Rana Nadeem Anjum, Librarian Shazia Saqlain and other officials were also present on this occasion. More than 50 male and female naat khawans participated in two age group categories A (15 to 21) and B (22 to 29).
In age group category A (15 to 21), the first position holder M Annas was awarded a cash prize of Rs 15,000, while Rs 12,000 and Rs 10,000 cash prizes were given to Syeda Fareen Bokhari and Hamid Yaseen for taking 2nd and 3rd position respectively.
In age group category B (22 to 29), the top three positions were shared by Maryam Siddique, Ahmed Hafi and Abdul Qadeer and they were awarded cheques of Rs 15,000, Rs 12,000 and Rs 10,000 respectively.
Talking on this occasion Director General Sports Punjab Pervez Iqbal said that Youth Affairs and Sports Department Punjab will continue to organize such competitions in future as well to nurture valuable skills of talented youth of the province.
Veteran naat khawan Sultan Mehmood Hashmi, Waqar Mehmood Hashmi and Faiza Hassan Sayed were the judges of Naat competition.