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\nPESHAWAR
\nHundreds of athletes of various games and people from different walk of life have expressed solidarity with Kashmiris in the \u201cRun for Kashmir Marathon\u201d organized jointly by district administration and Directorate of Sports Khyber Pakhtunkhwa here at Peshawar Sports Complex.
\nPlayers with disabilities along with hundreds of athletes from various Games turned up showing solidarity with the people of Kashmir during their participation in the Run for Kashmir Marathon. The participants held national flags and flags of Kashmir, wearing T-shirts inscribed with \u201cKashmir Banay Ga Pakistan\u201d.
\nRan a marathon in the city to express their solidarity with their Kashmiri brethren, who have been subjected to a brutal year-long curfew in the illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IOJK) by Indian forces and engaged in their brutality by killing innocent Kashmiris children, youth and women.
\nA large number of people from different Games turned up to cheer for the runners, while the participating athletes, including professional racers, amateurs, youngsters and some elderly people seemed energetic.
\nPakistan No. 1 junior squash player Komal Khan and South Asian gold medalist in Karate Murad Khan, both hailing from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, carried the national flags of Pakistan and Kashmir during the start of the marathon.
\nAdditional Deputy Commissioner Ashfaq Ahmad Khan, Director General Sports KP Asfandyar Khan Khattak, Director Female Games Miss Rashida Ghaznavi, Assistant Commissioner Miss Shamoona, Director Operation Syed Saqlain Shah, Director Development Niamat Ullah Khan, Deputy Director Sports Aziz Ullah Jan, national and international players led the Run for Kashmir Marathon Race for 1km, 2km, 3,km, 5km, 21km and 42 km.
\nThe race began at 5.30 and continued up until 7.00 p.m before a stunning firework. The Peshawar Sports Complex was also beautifully illuminated with colourful lights in connection with the 73rd Independence Day.
\nAdditional Deputy Commissioner with other Assistance Commissioner, DG Sports and Miss Rashida Ghaznavi distributed T-shirts among all the participants of the Run for Kashmir Marathon.
\nDirector General Sports KP Asfandyar Khan Khattak said Pakistan would always stand with the Kashmiris until their freedom.
\nThe hundreds of athletes including national, international, and professional athletes turned up for the Run for Kashmir Marathon means the youth have special love with the people of Kashmir, Asfandyar Khan Khattak told media men. He said we along with the athletes and spectators expressed our solidarity with the Kashmiris.
\nAsfandyar lauding the Kashmiris one year long struggle against Article 370\u2019s revocation in Indian illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir said Pakistan has always stood by the Kashmiri people for their right to self-determination.
\nHe said the Run for Kashmir Marathon is aimed at reiterating Pakistan\u2019s commitment to always support the Kashmiris\u2019 right to self-determination. Soon after the marathon ends, the athletes chanted slogans and condemned the \u201cIndian terrorism\u201d in illegally occupied valley. They said that freedom was the basic right of the oppressed Kashmiri people and that the sacrifices of thousands of Kashmiri people will soon bear fruit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
APP PESHAWAR Hundreds of athletes of various games and people from different walk of life have expressed solidarity with Kashmiris in the \u201cRun for Kashmir Marathon\u201d organized jointly by district administration and Directorate of Sports Khyber Pakhtunkhwa here at Peshawar Sports Complex. Players with disabilities along with hundreds of athletes from various Games turned up […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-139018","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-peshawar"],"yoast_head":"\n