The youth playing streets will be brought to the playgrounds : DG Sports Zulfiqar Ghuman

Lahore : Director General Sports Punjab Zulfiqar Ahmed Ghuman Monday pointed out that he will go every length for the promotion and uplift of sports and take revolutionary step for its betterment.

He further stated that the players will be given proper respect and dignity so that the youth could follow them. He expressed these views in an informal chat with reports after assuming charge of his office as Director General Sports Punjab.

He made a promise to bring the youth playing streets to the playgrounds. “Steps should be taken to divert the attention of one-wheeling youth on bikes towards sports,” he maintained, He further said that best possible sports facilities would be provided to the youth so that they could give proper time training for big events.

Being a sportsman himself, he had played hockey in his student life and vowed to work for the uplift of the sport and the pending sports projects would be completed as soon as possible. He also urged the media to play a positive role in the promotion of sports.

Later he visited various sections of the sports board and met different section incharge.

Zulfiqar Ghuman had been working on some important position of the establishment and on his arrival at the sports board the SBP staff warmly welcomed the DG with an expectation that under his guidance sports would flourish in the province.