Chitral
A large number of foreign tourists, including domestic ones largely enjoyed the historical fun and joys related to the historical Broghil Festival laced with traditional music concerts and games.
The festival will be celebrated every year on July 22 by including it in the calendar events of the provincial government and we welcome our highly and prestigious tourists turned up to witness and enjoyed the joyful moments, said Commissioner Malakand Division Zaheerul Islam while addressing the gathering on the occasion of price distribution ceremony.
The two-day Broghil Festival held at National Broghil Park under the auspices of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Tourism Department and District Administration Chitral Upper ended successfully with all its colors and splendor.
The special guest of the closing ceremony was Commissioner Division Syed Zaheerul Islam. Foreign tourists including local and domestic tourists also participated in the festival and enjoyed the unique sports of Pakistan including going through ancient Wakhi culture and civilization.
Yak Polo, Horse Polo, Buzkashi, Donkey Polo, Cricket with competitions in various sports and other traditional sports were part of the festival in which teams from different villages participated along with Broghil.
In Yak Polo, Chilmarabad village won the trophy by defeating Shikarwarzgaon after a tough contest, while in a fierce competition of Buzkashi, Chakar village defeated Lashkar-e-Gas while in Gadha Polo, Garm Chashma village defeated Chilmarabad. In the Polo final, Garil village defeated Chilmarabad by one goal to nil. The festival also featured archery competitions. At the festival, local artists entertained the audience by performing their concerts.
Addressing the function, Commissioner Malakand Division Syed Zaheer-ul-Islam said that this festival has been included in the annual calendar events of the provincial government and it will be celebrated from July 22 to 24 every year.
Brugal and Yakhon Valley are among the most beautiful areas of the country, he said, the people of the areas are definitely lucky and these are the areas, which are the main source of water having glaciers and green peaks making Pakistan greenish, and the economic condition of the country improves through Almighty Allah gifted water resources. —APP
