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Federal Ministry of Education Girls Sports Carnival started in Islamabad
( Asghar Ali Mubarak )
Islamabad, under the auspices of the Federal Ministry of Education, Girls Sports Carnival has started.
Federal Minister for Education Dr. Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui along with Secretary Education Mohiuddin Wani and Chairman Federal Board Syed Junaid Akhlaq inaugurated the carnival.
Students presented a beautiful PT show at the Girls Sports Carnival. More than 4 thousand girls are participating in 7 sports in Girls Sports Carnival. Athletics, badminton, basketball, football, table tennis, tennis and volleyball competitions are being held in the carnival.
The carnival competitions will continue till October 20. 42 teams from across the country are participating in badminton, 36 in table tennis, 27 in athletics, 24 in volleyball, 20 in basketball, 14 in football and 10 in tennis.
Syed Junaid Akhlaq, Senior Joint Secretary and Chairman Federal Board of the Ministry of Education, said that the Girls Sports Carnival organized by the Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education and the Federal Directorate of Education Islamabad will help bring out the real talent of Pakistan and the nation. Daughters of will get the best opportunity to express their talents.
He said that for the first time in the mega event, girls will have a better environment for competition due to female technical officials.