Shandur Polo Festival To Begin From Saturday
Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published July 06, 2018 | 07:56 PM
All arrangements have been finalised as the three-day polo festival is beginning at the world's highest polo ground at Shandur in Chitral on Saturday.
PESHAWAR, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 6th Jul, 2018 ) :All arrangements have been finalised as the three-day polo festival is beginning at the world's highest polo ground at Shandur in Chitral on Saturday.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Caretaker Chief Minister Justice (R) Dost Muhammad Khan will inaugurate the annual mega event.
Provincial Caretaker Minister for sports, Tourism, Archaeology, Museums, Culture and Youth Affairs Muhammad Rashid Khan, Secretary Muhammad Tariq, Additional Secretary Babar Khan, Tourism Corporation Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (TCKP) Managing Director Mushtaq Ahmad Khan, General Manager Sajjad Hameed, Chitral Deputy Commissioner Khursheed Khan, Col Saqib of the Frontier Corps, District Police Officer Mansoor Aman and government representatives of Gilgit-Baltistan will also attend the festival.
According to the organizers, a large number of foreign, domestic tourists and visitors will experience the battle between the true warriors on the world's highest polo ground in Shandur.
The polo teams of Chitral, Gilgit, Laspur and Ghizer are participating in the "game of kings" and the "king of games".
The Laspur polo team will face Ghizer on the first day of the gala while Chitral-B and Gilgit-B teams will face-off on the second day.
This year the festival is being organised from July 7 to 9, as for a couple of years the annual three-day event could not be held on the old dates due to Ramadan.
The polo game has now got international fame and every year thousands of visitors and tourists from across the world come to Chitral to watch the grand gala.
Besides other arrangements, the tourism department has also arranged transport service from Chitral to Shandur to facilitate the visitors.
The local cultures including music and Chitral and Gilgit-Baltistan's performing art would be displayed. A tent village had been set up for providing boarding and lodging facilities to both foreign and domestic tourists.
The polo ground had been renovated and arrangements had been made for water and power supply, power generators, telephone, transport, media coverage, security and provision of other facilities.
The organisers said that there would be a number of other programmes to showcase work of local artisans and cultural nights during the festival.
The district government of Chitral, Police, Army and other stakeholders had assured full cooperation to oragnise the festival in a befitting manner.
The tourists will also enjoy cultural and music evenings while fireworks are other features to be arranged at night time. Paragliding and traditional dances of Chitral and Gilgit-Baltistan will be organised in the day.
The Shandur annual festival brings a great sense of contentment among the people of these districts. The festival is often embellished with cultural orientations of both the teams that include their cultural dances, paragliding and folk music.
Chitral is the most peaceful region and it attracts thousands of domestic and international tourists annually, especially during the Shandur and Kalash festivals.
This year, the number of foreign and domestic tourists will be more as compared to the previous years as peace has been restored in the province and the visitors can now visit any scenic place in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa without acquiring non objection certificate (NOC).
Related Topics
Recent Stories
KP Assembly to pass caretaker govt's budget to fulfill constitutional responsibi ..
No plans for taxation on solar net metering: Power minister
Musadik urges political dialogue to resolve past conflicts
Funerals held for victims of attack on DR Congo camp
Federal govt reduces petrol price by Rs15.39 per litre
CM Bugti announces Rs 50 bln tube-wells solarization project
Vawda demands evidence about alleged interference in judiciary
Paramedical Association delegation calls on provincial president of PA Salam in ..
NCRC delegation discusses out of school children issue with Sindh Education mini ..
PFA imposes fine on bakeries on expired items
Maritime Affairs Minister attends 16th Annual All Pakistan Chambers Presidents' ..
Iranian cultural counselor stresses family's role in societal resilience amid Pa ..
More Stories From Pakistan
-
KP Assembly to pass caretaker govt's budget to fulfill constitutional responsibility: Minister
6 hours ago -
No plans for taxation on solar net metering: Power minister
6 hours ago -
Musadik urges political dialogue to resolve past conflicts
6 hours ago -
CM Bugti announces Rs 50 bln tube-wells solarization project
6 hours ago -
Vawda demands evidence about alleged interference in judiciary
7 hours ago -
Paramedical Association delegation calls on provincial president of PA Salam in Quetta
7 hours ago
-
PFA imposes fine on bakeries on expired items
7 hours ago -
Maritime Affairs Minister attends 16th Annual All Pakistan Chambers Presidents' Conference
7 hours ago -
Iranian cultural counselor stresses family's role in societal resilience amid Palestinian struggle
7 hours ago -
Ambassador Amna highlights Pakistani women’s role in economic development
7 hours ago -
MoU signs between WAPDA, GB Scouts to provide security to Diamer Bhasha dam project
7 hours ago -
Price Magistrates continues action against profiteers
7 hours ago