Pak children no less than Ronaldo, Messi: Rana Mashhood

ISLAMABAD
Chairman Prime Minister Youth Program Rana Mashhood Ahmad believes Pakistani children were no less than Football Greats Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi saying they have unlimited talent but just need opportunities.
Speaking to media here at the Pakistan Sports Complex as part of the Pakistan Street Football Children team preparations for the Norway Cup, he commended Muslim Hands International for doing significant work in sports, education and other fields.
If young children are given opportunities, they will win laurels for the country in every field. This is not a street child squad but Pakistan’s team, he said.
He also praised Pakistani girls who won gold medals in powerlifting competitions. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is doing all out efforts to provide opportunities to the youth and is giving special attention in every sector including sports, he said.
Mashhood was of the view that according to the vision of the founder of Pakistan Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Pakistan is a country where everyone can rejoice.
We all have to take the country forward and the government will patronize talented children. We will nurture talented youth through the Prime Minister’s Youth Programme. A modern bio-mechanic lab will also be built for the players, he said.
He said next year the South Asian Games are going to be held in Pakistan. We are also focusing on Youth Olympics as sports has become an industry in the world.
We want teams to be selected on merit in every game, he said and added that he was hopeful that the street children team will win the trophy.
Talking about politics he said when PML-N Leader Nawaz Sharif came to power, terrorism ended and Pakistan developed economically. The friendly countries had invested in Pakistan in large numbers.
The sit-ins and propaganda in the country, based on lies, destroyed the economy at that time. National institutions are working together for the stability of the country. When PML-N comes to power, prosperity comes to the country. Current challenges are temporary.
There will be no IMF program next year and prosperity will surely come in the country. The government will complete its five years, he said.
In 2017, Nawaz Sharif was removed from power but the nation does not want to see any such thing again. We have to free the country from debt and every conspiracy against Pakistan will be countered.
No one can stop Pakistan’s development now and anti-Pakistan powers will be exposed in front of the whole world, he said.
Country Head Muslim Hands Pakistan Syed Zia Al Noor and Pakistan Street Football team captain Muhammad Adeel and players and team administration were also present on the occasion.