Mardan Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Advisor on Sports, Culture and Youth Affairs Matiullah Khan Marwat Friday said that the provincial government had taken 18 concrete steps to promote and keep alive the cultural and historical sport of Pakhtuns.
“Archery will be included in the provincial sports calendar in the upcoming provincial budget so that provincial tournaments of this sport can be organized with the patronage and financial support of the provincial government.”
He expressed these views while speaking as a special guest during the prize distribution ceremony of the final match of Provincial Yousafzai Aman Makha Tournament-2023 in the room of Member Farman Shah in Tehsil Katling Chappalabad Shamuzai. The ceremony was presided over by Syed Masoom Shah Bacha Bacha Khan Center.
The organization of this tournament owed to the interest of the late prominent journalist Rahimullah Yousafzai. The final match was played between Lachi Zaman Shamozai Mardan and Siddiq Alam Shamozai Mardan. Lachi Zaman Shamozai Mardan won the trophy of the Annual Provincial Makha (Archery) Tournament. The third position in the tournament was won by the team of “Pak Kya Swabi”.Matiullah Khan Marwat was the special guest at the event.
He said, “The nations that have revived their culture, language and the ways of their ancestors are progressing and those nations are developing.” “Sports fields in the country are populated but their hospitals are deserted, participation in sports and positive activities promotes physical development as well as mental development.” we should populate sports fields for a better society, he stressed.
