): Making a revolutionary announcement, Punjab Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Malik Faisal Ayub Khokhar said that the Inter-School Games of Worker Welfare Board schools will be organized from late April.
Punjab Minister for Sports Malik Faisal Ayub Khokhar made this important decision while chairing a key meeting at the National Hockey Stadium on Thursday.
The meeting was attended by Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Muzaffar Khan Sial, Director General Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Khizar Afzaal Chaudhry, Additional Secretary Sports Mian Usman Ali, Director Admin Dr M Kaleem and other officials.
Addressing the meeting, Punjab Minister for Sports Malik Faisal Ayub Khokhar said that a big decision has been taken for the promotion of sports culture in Worker Welfare Board schools. “The male and female students of 73 Worker Welfare Board schools from seven zones of province will take part in junior (8-13 years) and senior (14-18) categories competitions during Inter-School Games”.
Punjab Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Malik Faisal Ayub Khokhar informed that in the next phase, the Inter-School Games competitions will be conducted at provincial level. “We are quite upbeat that the Worker Welfare Board Inter-School Games will prove to be an effective platform for tracing young talented athletes from across the province”.
Punjab Minister for Sports Malik Faisal Ayub Khokhar further said that additional marks will be given to top performing students in Worker Welfare Board Inter-School Games. “The sports competitions should be organized in Worker Welfare Board schools across the province”.
Punjab Minister for Sports Malik Faisal Ayub Khokhar said that cash prizes will be given to top position holder children of labourers in sports competitions. “The best players will be included in the Emerging Category of Punjab Sports Endowment Fund”.
Punjab Minister for Sports Malik Faisal Ayub Khokhar said that the sports development in Pakistan is not possible without the promotion and regular holding of sports activities at school level. We invite all segments of society to come forward and play their due role for the bright sports future of the country”.