PESHAWAR
A three-member delegation led by former World Champion of Squash, Jan Sher Khan called on Khyber Pakthunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi here Wednesday at Governor House and discussed matters pertaining to promotion of Squash and others games in the province.
Talking to the delegation, the Governor said that sports play a key role in mental openness, forbearance and inculcate discipline in youth. He said that sports create tolerance and self-control besides earning a good name for the country.
Governor Faisal Karim Kundi said Khyber Pakthunkhwa had produced scores of legends in different sports including Squash, Cricket, Hockey and others games and hoisted the national flag in world sports grounds.
Faisal Karim Kundi reiterated that Governor House would play effective role in promotion of sports in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa that produced international world class players such as Jan Sher Khan, Jahangir Khan, former captain in Hockey Qazi Mohib, superstars Shahid Afridi, Umar Gul, Yunas Khan in Cricket and others.
He said that rehabilitation work on the Arbab Niaz Cricket Stadium Peshawar was started in 2017 and is still incomplete and its dilapidated condition was not hiding from any one eye.
The Governor said that it was a matter of great concern that first class cricket had not been held in Khyber Pakthunkhwa during the last 15 years.
The Governor while lauding the budget allocation of Sindh province for higher education sector said that Khyber Pakthunkhwa has allocated only Rs3 billion while the Sindh Govt earmarked Rs30 billion in the budget showing a huge difference of Rs 27 billion.
