Provincial Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Malik Faisal Ayub Khokhar said that Punjab Stadium is being upgraded as per international standard and besides this, a beautiful food street will also be built adjacent to Punjab Stadium.
He shared this information while addressing an important meeting regarding Development Sports Schemes at the National Hockey Stadium on Thursday.
The meeting was attended by Vice Chairman Sports Board Punjab Suleman Malik, Sports Coordinator Malik Anoosh Khokhar, Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Muzaffar Khan Sial and Director General Sports Punjab Khizar Afzaal Chaudhry.
Several issues including land availability were discussed during the meeting. A detailed briefing was also given in the meeting in which it was revealed that work is in progress on as many as 96 schemes including 88 new sports schemes. A briefing was also given on the upgradation of Punjab Stadium.
Addressing the meeting, Provincial Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Malik Faisal Ayub Khokhar directed the officers concerned that the construction of development projects should be accelerated. “Any complacency will not be tolerated in the completion of sports development projects”.
Provincial Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Malik Faisal Ayub Khokhar said that a meeting on development sports schemes will be held every week. “The construction of the International Squash Complex is about to be completed while a hotel and hostel will also be constructed at Nishtar Park Sports Complex,” he added.