Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Youth Affairs Muhammad Usman Dar has said that Lahore Qalandars is working voluntarily for welfare of the youth as per the vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan.
Talking to the media here on Tuesday, he urged the youth to participate in the country’s biggest cricket talent-hunt initiative and prove their poten-tial in the field.
He said under the Kamyab Jawan Sports Drive, launched in collaboration with the Lahore Qalandars, cricket trials were conducted at the VIP cricket ground Sialkot to select talented players.
The SAPM thanked Lahore Qalandars Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Rana Atif and its entire management for supporting the Kamyab Jawan initiative.
Dar said that Lahore Qalandars conducted trials of 500,000 youth of Pakistan through which na-tional heroes like Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf and Shaheen Afridi were produced.
Dar said the Kamyab Jawan Sports Drive would be taken to south Punjab in the second phase.
He said that efforts were being made to make the play-ers financially independent.—APP
