Punjab Sports Department organised Marka-e-Haq Karate competition at the Nishtar Park Sports Complex Gymnasium Hall on Thursday evening.
Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Fazlur Rehman was the chief guest on this occasion. Director General Sports Punjab Muhammad Tariq Qureshi, Additional Secretary Sports Shabbir Hussain Cheema, Director Sports Chand Perveen, Director Admin Abid Shaukat, Deputy Director Zahoor Ahmed, Hafeez Bhatti and other officials were also present on this occasion.
More than 300 children from U-8 to U-18 age groups participated in the Marka-e-Haq Karate competition. Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Fazlur Rehman and other distinguished guests witnessed the exciting karate skills of young children.
While talking to media, Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Fazlur Rehman said that Punjab Sports Department is celebrating this magnificent success in a befitting manner by organizing four sports events in a successful manner. “Marka-e-Haq Games will conclude on May 9 (Saturday) with a mega event of Sher-e-Lahore Dangal at the Punjab Stadium”.
Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Fazlur Rehman revealed that he was in Home Department last year and actively participated in Marka-e-Haq mission. “Showing great unity, our armed forces, all departments and the whole nation were on same page on that crucial time”.
Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Fazlur Rehman said that the month of May has great significance in the history of Pakistan. “Pakistan attained the status of an atomic power on May 28 in 1998 and last year Pakistan armed forces handed India a humiliating defeat in Operation ‘Bunyan-um-Marsoos’.”
It may be noted here that Punjab Sports Department, on the direction of Punjab Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Malik Faisal Ayub Khokhar, is organizing different sports competitions under the title of ‘Marka-e-Haq Games 2026’ to commemorate Pakistan’s historic victory in last year’s Operation ‘Bunyan-um-Marsoos’ against arch rivals India.