Minister warns of action against delay in sport projects

Atif says legal proceedings will be adopted against any official found involved

PESHAWAR:

The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government has directed the departments concerned to take legal action against those officials who are causing delay in completion of sports projects in the province.

“Slackness will not be tolerated in this regard and legal proceedings will be adopted against those who are found responsible for causing unnecessary delay in the completion of the projects,” Sports Minister Atif Khan said while chairing a meeting held to review the ongoing sports projects in the province on Monday.

Sports and Youth Department Secretary Tahir Orkazai and other relevant officials were presrnt in the meeting.

The provincial minister was briefed on the ongoing and new projects of the sports department.

Atif directed the officials of the sports department to speed up the work on all the projects, including the 1,000-ground project in the province and to complete them on time.

Atif said, “There is a lot of talent in the youth of our province in terms of sports so it is important to provide them with opportunities in order for them to develop their skills.”

He said that by providing opportunities to the youth of the province, there was a high probability that they could play a major role in shining the name of the province as well as the country internationally.

“The incumbent provincial government is trying to provide facilities to the youth in every field, including sports,” the minister said. “Most of the population of our country consists of youth, therefore they are also a valuable asset of our country.”

Published in The Express Tribune, September 6^th, 2022.