{
  "id": 14584577,
  "title": "Annual Sports Week of AMC concluded: PGMI Prof links Pakistan’s future to healthy youth",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/annual-sports-week-of-amc-concluded-pgmi-prof-links-pakistans-future",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-15T01:28:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40444319/annual-sports-week-of-amc-concluded-pgmi-prof-links-pakistans-future-to-healthy-youth"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Principal Postgraduate Medical Institute (PGMI) Prof Dr Jodat Saleem has stated that Pakistan's future is intrinsically tied to the health and well-being of its youth, emphasizing the indispensable role of good health in the country's success and progress across all domains. During the closing and prize distribution ceremony for the annual Sports Week of Ameer-ud-Din Medical College (AMC), Prof Dr Farooq Afzal highlighted that consistent involvement in sports and extracurricular activities fosters discipline, resilience, self-confidence, leadership qualities, and teamwork among young doctors. These pursuits assist them in managing the pressures of their academic and clinical responsibilities, honing their skills through healthy competition. Prof Afzal underscored the importance of medical students engaging in sports alongside their studies to become proficient physicians who can contribute to the nation and humanity.\n\nVice Principal Prof Dr Muhammad Shahid echoed Prof Afzal's sentiments, stating that students who excelled and demonstrated discipline during the Sports Gala would carry the same spirit of service into their professional lives, benefiting the suffering humanity. Prof Dr Jodat Saleem, in an interview with the media, clarified that medical students face immense pressure to excel academically and clinically, making it imperative for them to allocate time for extracurricular activities and sports to maintain physical fitness, vitality, and mental sharpness.",
  "summary": "LAHORE: Principal Postgraduate Medical Institute (PGMI) Prof Dr Jodat Saleem has said that Pakistan’s future is linked to its youth and their good health is indispensable for success and progress in every field. While addressing the closing and prize distribution ceremony of the annual Sports Week of Ameer-ud-Din Medical College (AMC), Prof Dr Farooq Afzal said that regular participation in…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}