Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Fazlur Rehman has presided over an important meeting of Departmental Development Sub-Committee (DDSC) at the Punjab Stadium on Thursday.
Director General Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Muhammad Tariq Qureshi, Additional Secretary Sports Shabbir Hussain Cheema, Deputy Director Planning Mirza Nadeem, officers from PMU, Finance and P&D Departments attended the meeting. A total of 11 sports schemes were presented for approval in the meeting.
Addressing the meeting, Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Fazlur Rehman said that development of sports is the prime objective of Punjab Sports Department and that’s why a network of top standard sports infrastructure is being spread across the province. “A state-of-the-art swimming pool has been developed in Rawalpindi Division”.
Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Fazlur Rehman further said that Pakistan's magnificent squash complex is ready in Lahore and it will be inaugurated in the coming days. “The Sports Medicine Clinic at the Nishtar Park Sports Complex will be further upgraded”.
Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Fazlur Rehman said that a hockey turf is being laid in Dera Ghazi Khan and more sports facilities are being provided at Shah Salman Cricket Stadium at Taunsa. “Wrestling Stadium Gujranwala is also being upgraded with all modern facilities”.
Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Fazlur Rehman said that a sports ground is being constructed at Chicha Watni and a mini sports complex is also being built at Jalalpur Bhattian. “Besides this, sports grounds are also being constructed in Kamalia, Kasoki, Kaloki and Sukheki”.
