Efforts Underway To Promote Sports In Balochistan: Advisor To Chief Minister

Advisor to Chief Minister Balochistan on Sports, Culture and Youth Affairs Abdul Khaliq Hazara on Tuesday said the provincial government is taking potential steps for promotion of sports in Balochistan.

QUETTA, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 13th Nov, 2018 ) :Advisor to Chief Minister Balochistan on Sports, Culture and Youth Affairs Abdul Khaliq Hazara on Tuesday said the provincial government is taking potential steps for promotion of sports in Balochistan.

He expressed these views while talking to the delegates of Balochistan Olympic Association, Balochistan Boxing Association and the delegation of the Pakistan Badminton Association led by provincial assembly member Muhammad Mubeen Khilji.

The delegation included the President of Pakistan Badminton Association Malik Nisar Ahmed Shahwani, General Secretary of the Balochistan Olympic Association Sher Muhammad Tareen, President Balochistan Boxing Association Sadiq Achakzai, Syed Hafiz Agha, Faizullah Jan and others.

Balochistan's youth and sports players are equally talented, all available resources would be utilized to high spot their hidden capabilities, he remarked.

He added that sports and extra-curricular activities play important role in mental, psychical and intellectual growth of the youth and their personality development.

He said the government is taking practical measures to ensure provision of modern sports facilities for the youth in accordance with international standards.

The government was striving hard to produce new outstanding players who would lighten up the name of the country across the world.

He informed that promotion of sports and recreational activities help prevent propagation of negative and extremist tendencies among the youth and inclined them towards positive and constructive activities.

The advisor said sports structure needed to be strengthened from grassroots level. The provincial government should encourage district administrations to take steps for the improvement of sports in their respective areas, he added.

He further said effective measures are being taken for holding national games in Balochistan.