Sports Bulletin

Abdul Jabbar FaisalISLAMABAD: The 7-day Winter Festival will start on January 15 in Gilgit Baltistan (GB), as the National Ice Hockey Championship will also be part of the festival for the first time in the history of the annual winter sports and cultural fixture, Tourism Minister GB, Ghulam Mohammad announced this in a press conference at a local hotel along with Planning Minister Raja Nasir, Vice President Pakistan Winter Sports Air Commodore Retired Shahid Nadeem, Additional Chief Secretary Captain Retired Mushtaq Ahmed and Secretary Tourism Asifullah Khan.Tourism Minister Gilgit-Baltistan Ghulam Mohammad further said that tourism was being raised in Gilgit-Baltistan through sports in all four seasons. “All ten districts of Gilgit-Baltistan will take part in the ice hockey and other local sports aiming to organize to attract tourists from all over the world to Pakistan. It is the responsibility of the people and government of Gilgit-Baltistan to stage cultural events including sports, “he added.Vice President Winter Sports Shahid Nadeem said: “I have an old relationship with Gilgit-Baltistan and I have been performing my duties in Naltar. The federation had started the ice hockey championship in Gulkan after leaving Naltar. Whatever winter sports event is held in Gilgit-Baltistan, there is a rush of domestic and foreign local tourists. Gilgit-Baltistan people should lead the same way as other events are being led. Sports Federation's effort is to take our athletes to the Asian Games and 2026 Olympic Games and make Pakistan's name shine”.Secretary Tourism Gilgit-Baltistan Asifullah Khan said: “The second edition of the seven-day festival is being organized, which will be unique this time. The four seasons of Gilgit-Baltistan have their own distinct beauty and we are trying to show this charming beauty to the tourists. We organized the Sarfa Ranga Festival in the fall and now we are going to do the Winter Festival. This seven-day festival is being organized in all ten districts of Gilgit-Baltistan”.“The glaciers of Gilgit-Baltistan are decreasing. The effects of environmental changes are clearly visible in Gilgit-Baltistan for which no one is responsible but we all are. We want to highlight winter sports more in GB. Gilgit-Baltistan culture and old games are being re-introduced. We are organizing with the cooperation of Winter Sports Federation of Pakistan. National Ice Hockey Championship including various winter events are being organized in ten districts, “he concluded.

Sports Bulletin Report PESHAWAR:-Jadoon Khan of Abbottabad has won the title of Tent Pegging competition that held under the auspices of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Sports Department, for the first time in the history of Peshawar. Nematullah Khan of Karak grabbed the second position while Azhar Nawaz Khan claimed third. Special guests on the occasion were Director General Sports Khalid Khan, accompanied by Director Finance Tariq Khan, Director Operations Azizullah Jan, Deputy Director Operations Jamshed Baloch, Shah Faisal Afridi, Assistant Director Hamid Khan, Assistant Director Ashfaq Ahmed. Administrative Officer Irshad Khan, Zakirullah and Organizing Secretary Wahid Bakhsh among others were also present on the occasion. Horse riders from different areas of Attock, Fateh Jang, Faisalabad, Multan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa participated in the competitions. In individual event, Khan Jadoon Khan of Abbottabad bagged the first position, Nematullah Khan of Karak bagged the second position and Azhar Nawaz Khan bagged the third position. Led by Khan, Al-Kabeer Awan Club Bannu bagged the first position, Baba Shangla Club bagged the second position and Abdalin Haris Hussain Club bagged the third position in team event.   -

Sports Bulletin Report PESHAWAR:-Tariq Khan Jalbai’s team won the Oxen Race that held under the auspices of Directorate General of Sports Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), as the traditional games started in Nowshera district. According to the results, Tariq Khan Jalbai's team won the first, Amanullah Khan Ghalla Dheer's team won the second, Hussain Kaka's team won the third, Naheed Sarad Cheena won the fourth, Muzaffar Shah Mian Issa won the fifth, Ghalib Gul won the sixth and Sani Gul Kaka Pir Sabaq won the seventh. At the end, the special guest distributed prizes among the winners of the bull race. Were Member Provincial Assembly Ibrahim Khattak was the chief guest on the occasion along with Director Sports Operations Aziz A. Jan, Deputy Director Jamshed Baloch, District Sports Officer Nowshera, Assistant Director Zakir, Assistant Director Ashfaq Ahmed and other dignitaries and a large number of spectators.