Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Muzaffar Khan Sial has directed the officers concerned to complete 10 sports schemes by December 30, 2024. He issued these directions while chairing an important meeting regarding all sports schemes of the province at Punjab Stadium on Thursday.
Director General Sports Punjab Khizar Afzaal Chaudhry and Additional Secretary Sports Mian Usman Ali attended the meeting while all Project Management Sports officers participated in the meeting online.
The CM Internship Programme and 158 under-construction sports facilities of Punjab were also reviewed in detail during the meeting.
Addressing the meeting, Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Muzaffar Khan Sial said that 131 new, 58 ongoing and Khelta Punjab sports schemes are being constructed across the province. “There will be no compromise on quality in the construction of sports stadiums,” he warned.
Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Muzaffar Khan Sial further said that phase one project of Punjab Stadium expansion is being completed while phase two project is being started. “Kabaddi Stadium in Sahiwal and Synthetic Hockey Turf Stadium in DG Khan have been completed”.
Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Muzaffar Khan Sial said that the best sports infrastructure has been built in the Punjab province. “Khelta Punjab sports schemes should be completed as per given time frame,” he directed the officers concerned.