Sports Board Punjab floats to pay tributes to national heroes

Lahore : Secretary Sports Punjab Nayyar Iqbal, on Monday, has said that freedom is a great blessing and living nations always celebrate their national days with full enthusiasm. Sports Board Punjab (SBP) has prepared three floats on the occasion of Independence Day of Pakistan to pay tributes to national heroes and inclined the youth towards healthy activities.

The three floats of Sports Board Punjab have been departed to different cities of the province. The drum beaters and beautiful sky lanterns also attracted a large number of sports lovers on the occasion.

Additional Secretary Sports Punjab Zahid Hussain, Director Admin Muhammad Anees Sheikh, Deputy Director Admin Tariq Wattoo, Deputy Director Mushtaq Tiwana, Assistant Directors Rana Nadeem Anjum, Waqas Akbar and other official were also present on this occasion.

Talking to media at the send-off ceremony of three floats, Secretary Sports Punjab Nayyar Iqbal said the floats will prove to be very helpful in creating sports passion among youth of the province. “Trophies and gold medals won by national star players in various games will be put on show to induce the youth of the small cities and backward areas. The giant portraits and flex banners of several sports figures and record holders are also exhibited on the floats besides national patriotic songs,” he stated.

Answering a question, Secretary Sports Punjab said these floats will visit Punjab’s major cities like Lahore, Gujranwala, Faisalabad, Sargodha, Multan, Rawalpindi, Dera Ghazi Khan and Bahawalpur etc till August 14. “A giant float has been made for Lahore alone,” he informed.

“Sports Board Punjab has also completed arrangements to celebrate Jashan-e-Azadi on August 14 in a suitable fashion. A grand Independence Day Sports Gala has already begun on August 3,” he elaborated.