Tuesday, August 14, 2012

SBP marks Independence Day in build up to Youth Festival

By AM Khan


Minar-e-Pakistan
LAHORE (TheSportsNext) August 14, 2012: The Sports Board Punjab (SBP) in its build up to the Punjab Youth Festival 2012 organisation, held a special Independence Day evening on the footsteps of Minar-e-Pakistan on August 14.









The function featured characters like Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah and Fatima Jinnah. Apart from the SBP Director General Usman Anwar, several other dignitaries were also present on the occasion which was also graced by Speaker Rana M Iqbal, Deputy Speaker Rana Mashhood Ahmed Khan, Secretary Haroon Ahmed Khan, DCO Lahore Noorul Amin Mengal and principal staff of Chief Minister Punjab.

Small airplane models’ flight in the air above Minar-e-Pakistan attracted all the participants. These model planes carried the national flags air in made the occasion more charming and worth-watching. A number of school children presented tableau showing the atmosphere of independence and sang national songs while they were attired in character of the nation’s creators and father of the nation.

Speaking on the occasion, Rana Mashood reminded the participants about the main purpose of the formation of Pakistan and informed that his government was bringing the youth of the country to one platform through Punjab Youth Festival.

“We are giving them the purpose and direction to work for the country and implement their dream into reality,” he added.

Usman Awar on the occasion said that the main reason to organise the evening on the platform of the Punjab Youth Festival on this special occasion was to give a message to the youth to dare to achieve their goal.

The festival will roll into action from August 26 throughout the province in which apart from other sports events a number of social events will also be held, he concluded.

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