Members of the Punjab Assembly Raja Sagheer, Mansoor Azam and Mian Munir called on Punjab Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Malik Faisal Ayub Khokhar at his office at the National Hockey Stadium on Tuesday.
During the meeting, the promotion of sports in different constituencies and the relevant problems were discussed in detail.
Talking to visiting MPAs, Punjab Minister for Sports Malik Faisal Ayub Khokhar said that sports fields are being activated in the government schools to attract the youth towards healthy activities. “The sports complexes equipped with modern facilities are being established in every constituency, while 1,000 schools have been targeted for sports activities in collaboration with the Education and Sports Department”.
Punjab Minister for Sports Malik Faisal Ayub Khokhar further said that an integrated strategy is being adopted to locate fresh sports potential from every constituency. “Scholarships are being provided to the best performing athletes on monthly basis. Besides this, the government job opportunities will also be provided to them so that they can focus on their game with full dedication”.
Punjab Minister for Sports Malik Faisal Ayub Khokhar said that special programmes are being started for the promotion of sports in rural areas. “A regular sports calendar is also being introduced at the school and college level to organise future sports events in disciplined manner”.
The Provincial Sports Minister expressed his commitment that special attention is being paid to the rehabilitation of sports grounds and the construction of new grounds and the sports infrastructure in Punjab is being developed on modern lines. “The aim of the government is to attract the youth towards positive and healthy activities to ensure the establishment of a healthy society”.
Punjab Minister for Sports Malik Faisal Ayub Khokhar further said that the talented athletes are being identified from the grassroots level through talent hunt programme to prepare a pool of potential athletes who will serve different national teams in future.