NAROWAL, Apr 29 (APP): Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Prof Ahsan Iqbal vowed on Monday to get prepared Narowal Spo
rts City as per international standard
before South Asian Games next year.
Presiding over a meeting, he said a cricket ground would also be prepared so that
first class cricket matches could be organized in next season. He said that he would
visit the Narowal Spo
rts City personally and monitor the performance of executing
agencies.
Earlier, the federal minister visited the Narowal Spo
rts City. He said after the handover of Narowal Spo
rts City to University of Narowal from the Pakistan Sports Board, a three-member committee comprising representatives from Vice Chancellor University of Narowal, Pakistan Sports Board and Higher Education Commission was formed to run the administrative and financial affairs of the Narowal Spo
rts City.
The committee would ensure the speedy completion of ongoing development projects
in the Spo
rts City and ensure the payment of these projects so that Narowal Sports
City could be opened for all sports as soon as possible, he added.
On the occasion, Prof Ahsan Iqbal directed the executing agencies to complete the
restoration work of squash and badminton halls, basketball, cricket, football and hockey
grounds and hostels of Spo
rts City in Narowal Spo
rts City as soon as possible. He also
directed to build a Kabaddi ground in the Spo
rts City as well.
The meeting was attended by Vice Chancellor University of Narowal Prof. Dr. Muhammad Younis, Federal Secretary for Inter Provincial Coordination Na
deem Irshad Kayani, DG Pakistan Sports Board and Additional Secretary Inter Provincial Coordination Zahoor Ahmed, Deputy Commissioner Narowal Syed Hasan Raza, Focal Person Narowal Spo
rts City Farooq Azam and representatives from the Higher Education Commission and Pakistan Sports Board.
Talking to the media, the Federal Minister said that Pakistan would organize national games
before the hosting of South Asian Games. He said that coaches for all sports would be present at Narowal Spo
rts City throughout the year to provide international standard training to the talented players.
