Karachi wins Sindh Beach Games

More than 500 athletes from six divisions contested in throwball, badminton, boxing, handball, volleyball

KARACHI:

Provincial Minister for Energy, Development and Planning Syed Nasir Hussain Shah has said that the Sindh government is striving to promote sports in the province. He said this while addressing the closing ceremony of the Sindh Beach Games today. The ceremony was organised by the Sindh Government Sports Department at the Nishan-e-Pakistan beach.

On this occasion, Nasir Hussain and Secretary Sports Abdul Aleem Lashari handed over the general trophy to Karachi for winning the first position with 14 medals in the Beach Games, while Hyderabad won the second position with four medals and Sukkur secured the third position. Minister Nasir Hussain, while talking to media at the closing ceremony, said that the government has supported sports a lot, and today youth from far-flung areas have arrived here. There is a lot of talent in the youth of Sindh and the government is polishing talented youth. The government has started Sindh Premier and Sindh Junior Premier League for the cause.

More than 500 players from six divisions participated in the Sindh Beach Games. Medals were distributed among the players who achieved success in throwball, badminton, boxing, handball, volleyball, and other games. Parliamentary Secretary Sports Saima Agha, Sports Officer South District Farid Ali and others were also present at the ceremony.

Livestock Expo ends

Minister Nasir Hussain, while addressing the closing ceremony of the Sindh Livestock Expo, said that the Sindh government ranks sixth in the region for exemplary performance in public-private partnerships. Under the vision of Chairman Bilawal and CM Shah, a $137 million project has recently been secured from the World Bank to strengthen the livestock sector.

The minister noted that the expo saw a remarkable turnout, with over one million visitors attending the three-day event.

He said the recent trend of people raising goats and sheep on rooftops and terraces was encouraging.

He added that public sector could partner with private farmers under a public-private partnership to promote local breeding and the development of indigenous breeds. Shah pointed out that the Red Sindhi cow, which has been bred locally for over 6,000 years, has survived due to private breeders, not government farms. He urged that government farms should collaborate with private breeders under public-private partnerships to preserve local breeds.