*ISLAMABAD:* Federal Minister for Planning, Development and ReformProfessor Ahsan Iqbal has said that some 100 new stadiums would be built inthe country to develop infrastructure for the promotion of sportsactivities.
The stadiums would be constructed with the help of provincial governmentson 50:50 basis, the minister said while talking to sports journalists ofRawalpindi-Islamabad at National Sports City, Narowal.
Ahsan Iqbal, who is also Interior Minister, said President Mamnoon Hussainwould visit Narowal by the end of the current month to inaugurate theNational Sports City Narowal while an exhibition match would also be playedon the occasion.
Pakistan Sports Board Deputy Director General, Mansoor Ahmed, ExecutiveEngineer Ayaz Akbar and Media Director Azam Dar were also present on theoccasion.
The minister said the National Sports City Narowal project was initiated in2009, however, no funds were allocated for it during the Peoples Partygovernment.