<span style="color: #222222;">In the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, the Advisor to Lieutenant Governor Farooq Khan today maintained that the achievements of local sports players should be highlighted so that they act as youth icons for aspiring players of Jammu and Kashmir.<br />''<br />''He made these remarks while chairing a review meeting to discuss the functioning of Youth Services and Sports Department and J&K Sports Council in Srinagar at the Civil Secretariat today.<br />''<br />''Advisor Khan asked YSS and JKSC to identify the local players with achievements in their respective fields and to utilize them so that other youth would be attracted towards sporting and gaming activities.<br />''<br />''He underscored the need to acknowledge the achievements of these local sporting personalities from all sports and games with a lot of appreciation so that they would feel proud of their achievements.<br />''<br />''He said that these local players would be J&K's ambassadors and would also serve as youth icons for budding players of J&K.<br />''<br />''He impressed upon the officers to come up with a partnership plan with local football or other sports clubs so that the government infrastructure and facilities would be offered to these clubs to hone and tab the local talent across J&K.</span><br />''<br />