ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The state-of-the-art Sports University would be ready for inauguration by the second week of December 2017, Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi was informed on Thursday.
In a meeting held at the PM Office in Islamabad, the prime minister was informed that Pakistan’s first ever Sports University was being established in Islamabad by the Higher Education Commission (HEC) with the collaboration of Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) and Inter Provincial Coordination (IPC).
The meeting was attended by the Minister for Inter-provincial Coordination (IPC) Riaz Hussain Pirzada, the Chairman HEC Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed, the Secretary IPC Amjad Ali Khan and the Director General Sports Dr. Muhammad Akhter Nawaz Ganjera.
During the meeting, the matters relating to Pakistan Sports Board and Sports University came under discussion.
The prime minister directed setting up a task force to revamping the system of sports in the Country including the national sports federations.