Khailta Punjab events at UC level planned

LAHORE : Punjab Youth Affairs Department announced a plan to organize the events of Khailta Punjab Games on a large scale from Union Council level to Inter-Division level as per vision of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz.

Punjab Minister for Youth Affairs Malik Faisal Ayub Khokhar said 50 new grounds will be built in the upcoming ADP under Khailta Punjab campaign. “By the end of the financial year, best sports complexes will be built in all tehsils of Punjab”. Khokhar said that every child will be seen playing in the fields under theKhailta Punjab vision of Chief Minister Punjab. “Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz is very active for the promotion of sports”. He announced that a hockey astro-turf will be laid in Sahiwal in near future. “Sahiwal hockey team has played the final of Summer Games Hockey event despite having limited facilities and resources”. Khokhar said that Punjab Sports Department will organize Punjab Games in the next few months in which 16 games will be contested. “The prizes of worth Rs 10 crore will be distributed among participating players of the Punjab Games”. He said that Punjab Sports Dept will continue to conduct events like Summer Games in future to provide playing opportunities to talented athletes of the province. “Our Scrutiny Committee has selected the talented players of this event as well and the selected players will be awarded Rs 70,000 monthly stipend”.