Jahangir Khanzada chairs Youth Commission meeting

Lahore : A consultative meeting of the Punjab Youth Commission was held at the Department of Youth Affairs, Sports, Archaeology and Tourism Lahore on November 9, 2017.

The meeting was chaired by the Punjab Minister for Sports Jahangir Khanzada as the Chairman of the Punjab Youth Commission. MNA Shaza Fatima Khawaja, Secretary Sports Punjab Aamir Jan; Additional Secretary, Zahid Hussain, Deputy Secretary, Ms Tahmina Habib and MPA Mehwish Sultana were also a part of the instrumental meeting.

Punjab Minister for Sports Jahangir Khanzada said youth always played a great role in a civilized society and Punjab govt making all out efforts to incline youth towards positive and healthy activities.“Providing proper guidance to youth is our mission so that they can become responsible citizens of our society. We are guiding our youth as per vision of Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif,” he added.

“After the 18th Amendment, Punjab was the first province to formulate and approve its Punjab Youth Policy in May 2012. It was a great achievement of the Punjab Government. Consequently, Punjab is also the first province to formulate its Youth commission as part of the institutional mechanism of the Punjab Youth Policy. It is an extremely prestigious body and I congratulate you all for being a part of it.”

Secretary Sports Punjab Aamir Jan said that youth is our asset and Punjab govt is doing every possible endeavour for the talented youth of the province.

Additional Secretary, Zahid Hussain gave a presentation on the Punjab Youth Policy 2012 and the promulgation of the Punjab Youth Commission under the institutional mechanism of the Punjab Youth Policy. After the presentation the house was opened for discussion.