Ijaz Ahmad
PESHAWAR: Newly posted Director General Sports Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Abdul Nasir Khan Tuesday assumed his charge and vowed to take concrete steps for the restoration of sports activities all across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Soon after being posted, Director General Sports Abdul Nasir Khan paid a visit to Peshawar Sports Complex. Director Sports Merged Area Pir Abdullah Shah, Director Development Saleem Raza, Director Games Niamat UIlah Marwat, Administrator Peshawar Sports Complex Syed Jaffar Shah accompanied him.
Talking to media men, Director General Sports Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Abdul Nasir said that due to economic instability in the province the sports activities are being halted badly and that was the reason that most of the coaches working on contractual basis or employees on daily wages have been removed. “I will try my best to continue sports activities with limited resources,” he said.
He said concrete steps will be taken to restore sports activities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Abdul Nasir Khan said that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is very fertile in terms of sports, this soil has produced innumerable famous players who have made Pakistan famous all over the world.
Earlier, DG Sports Abdul Nasir Khan paid a detailed visit to different venues all across Peshawar Sports Complex including multiple gymnasium, sports arena, badminton and table tennis halls, Lala Ayub Hockey Stadium, Tennis courts and under construction football and athletes venues.
He said steps would also be taken to expedite the work on the under construction football and athletic venues of the main Qayyum Sports Complex besides a comprehensive plan would be chalked out to utilize all resources to have more sporting activities.