PESHAWAR
Gabin Jabba Snow Sports Festival has come to an end with all its grandeur, unmatched and sweet memories at hills top with large number of local and foreign tourists turned up and enjoyed the three-day festivity organized by District Administration and Regional Sports Officer Malakand Kashif Farhan on Tuesday.
Deputy Commissioner Swat Irfan Wazir was the chief guest on this occasion at the prize distribution ceremony who awarded trophies, certificates and cash prizes to the position holders. DPO Swat Shafi Ullah Gandhpur, ADC Sohail Khan, ADC Abdul Laif, AC Matta Abdul Qayyum Khan, RSO Kashif Farhan, District Youth Officer Farhad Ali Khan and other important personalities were present. On the last day of the festival cycling, marathon races, tug of war, and weight lifting contests were also held. Large number of athletes participated in the three-day Gabin Jabba Snow Festival organized by the district administration Swat and the Culture and Tourism Authority (CTAKP). In the cycling event Abu Zar won first position, followed by Bilal and Talha at second and third respectively. In the marathon race, Swat got first position, and Swat Runners got the first, Swat Road Liners got the second, Khawaja Khela Club third position, in the tug-of-war, Swat Green won the first position by defeating Swat Red by three to zero.
On the occasion of ‘Shahid Maling Group’, Shahid Ali Khan performed the magic of his art. In the festival, famous Pashto singers Heshmat Sahar, Imran Khan, Shahzad Khyal, Wasal Khyal, Shaukat Mehmood, Zubair Nawaz graced the event with beautiful songs.
The most beautiful and challenging five-kilometer cycling race was organized in the festival, which started from Loka and ended at Gabin Jabba top. A total of 40 cyclists participated in the race. Three different categories, senior, junior and mountain bike category were included.
The festival included a playground for tourists and their children, magic show, handicraft stalls, tourist information disk, traditional dances and well-known singers of Pashtuns created the magic of their voices.
The youth participated in the festival in large numbers. Last year also this festival was organized in a perfect manner and this year too, the Gabin Jabba Sports Festival attracted both local and foreign tourists and families and children as well who enjoyed their three-day festivity.
