LAHORE  - Special Advisor to Prime Minister on Youth Affairs Usman Dar has said that Punjab Sports Ministry has done excellent job during the last three years for the promotion of sports culture in the province. 
The SAPM said this while addressing a press conference in connection with PM’s Kamyab Jawan Sports Drive 42nd National Kabaddi Championship (Circle Style) 2022 here at National Hockey Stadium on Friday. The championship will be organized here at Punjab Stadium from January 10 to 16 with the collaboration of HEC and UVAS in which the country’s top 16 teams are participating. Punjab Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Rai Taimoor Khan Bhatti, Secretary Pakistan Kabaddi Federation (PKF), Director Sports HEC Javed Memon and other high officials were also present on this occasion.  
Usman Dar said: “It is the first occasion in the history of the country that centre and province are working jointly for the promotion of sports in the province. We are going to organize sports across the country under the banner of PM’s Kamyab Jawan Sports Drive. The upcoming 42nd National Kabaddi Championship (Circle Style) 2022 is also part of this campaign.”  The SAPM added that holding of several top sports events and establishment of valuable sports infrastructure across the province showed that there is no comparison between previous governments and present govt as far as performance is concerned. “In this regard, we are ready to have a debate with anyone to prove that Punjab Sports and Youth Affairs Department and the Sports Board Punjab have done a marvelous job for the welfare of sports stars and growth of sports in all parts of the province.”
Rai Taimoor, speaking on the occasion, said: “After the National Kabaddi Championship, we are going to organise a mega event of 73rd Punjab Games at different sports venues of Nishtar Park Sports Complex from January 24 to 27 to promote sports culture in the province. Our government also organized the historic Kabaddi World Cup two years ago where Pakistan emerged as World Champions. We have planned to organize different mega sports events in near future with the collaboration of various sports federations and associations.”