Chanchori Cricket Tournament held

Chitral -- Chanchori Cricket Tournament concluded on Friday at Pachili Ground, Koshtwas. The event was participated by over three dozen teams from all over subdivision Mastuj.
The final was played between Morder Cricket Club (MCC) and Kuragh Cricket Team (KCT) in which the latter lifted the cup.
 

 Sikander-ul-Mulk, Chairman Chitral Association for Mountain Areas Tourism (CAMAT) and Jashan-e-Qaqlasht Committee was the guest of honor on the occasion, who distributed cups, medal and cash prizes amongst the players. He said that sports play cardinal role in the promotion of a healthy society and hence it must be the responsibility of elder and political leadership to groom youngsters through sporting events.

He said that youths have to assume future leadership and hence it would be important to promote worthwhile values—tolerance and sportsman spirit—in their character and behavior through frequent and well organized sporting event. He said that the wave of change seems to have swept across the country and the time seems to be ripe for youngsters to show their potential in the changing political landscape of the country.

In his welcome speech, M. Yaqoob, organizer of the event, admired the services that Shahzada Sikader-ul-Mulk former Tehsil Nazim rendered in the field of polo in addition to being an efficient Nazim. --GH Farooqi, 07 Jan 2012

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