LAHORE:The provincial capital is going to host Lahore Youth Festival 2024 in the first half of next month in which a variety of sports and non-sports events will be organised.
In this regard, a 10-member Organising Committee has been formed as per direction of Punjab Chief Secretary. Secretary Youth Affairs Punjab Muzaffar Khan Sial, the convener of organising committee, has presided over the first meeting of the committee at Punjab Stadium on Thursday.
The members of organising committee and other participants discussed various suggestions and proposals in the meeting to organize Lahore Youth Festival event in a befitting manner. Commissioner Lahore Division Zaid bin Maqsood, DG Youth Affairs Punjab Pervez Iqbal, Deputy Commissioner Lahore Syed Musa Raza, DG Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA) Tahir Wattoo, Special Secretary HED Muneeb ur Rehman and Additional Secretary Sports Farhan Farooq participated in the meeting.
Besides them top officers, including Director Monitoring SED Malik Ghulam Fareed, District Sports Officer Lahore Tanveer Shah, ADG (HQ) LDA Dr Mujtaba, SSP Abdul Wahab, Awais Nawaz and M Ubaid Iqbal attended the meeting. Pervez Iqbal gave an in-depth briefing to meeting. The events of Lahore Youth Festival are likely to be conducted at Punjab Stadium and Fortress Stadium.
Addressing the meeting, Muzaffar Khan Sial said that a large of students from different universities and schools will participate in the thrilling competitions of marathon, cycling, athletics, tug-of-war in Lahore Youth Festival. “The talented players from various educational institutions will get a suitable opportunity to express their skills on the platform of Lahore Youth Festival”.
Commissioner Lahore said that apart from sports competitions, the cultural performances will also be arranged in Lahore Youth Festival. “This mega event is being organised under the vision of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz.
The registration process of mega event will be started soon,” he added. Pervez Iqbal said that Sports Board Punjab will provide all sports facilities, including equipment of different games and technical officials for organising Lahore Youth Festival in a smooth manner. “The logo of Lahore Youth Festival will also be unveiled at an impressive ceremony,” he added.
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