LAHORE: The Horse and Cattle Show will open at the Fortress Stadium here on Sunday (today).

`This grand event will highlight Punjab`s rich cultural heritage and the province`s continued progress and prosperity.

Preparations for the event were going on for the past four months, bringing together the diverse colours of Punjab,` said Senior Provincial Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb who was accompanied by Information and Culture Minister Azma Bokhari at a presser.

`The Horse and Cattle Show is set to be a family event featuring culture, literature and the vibrant colours of Punjab. Eighty local and 14 national teams will participate, turning it into a grand national celebration,` the minister said and added that the public could enjoy the event live on the PTV and other TV channels from their homes.

The minister called the PML-N`s performance the ultimate response to the politics of misinformation and instability, saying that the momentum of development would continue in the future.

To a question about massive traffic mess during cricket matches and other VVIP movements in the city, she justified that for the events and state protocols, the government had issued a traffic plan.