Ijaz Rashid
Peshawar : Greater Grandcampus Sports Gala will start from October 9 in Peshawar University, in which more than ten thousand athletes from Agricultural University, Engineering University, Peshaw, University Islamia College University, Medical College, Dentistry College and Arnam Institute will play ten different games. I will participate, the official opening of the sports gala will be done by Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chancellor Haji Ghulam Ali. These views were expressed by the Vice Chancellor of Agriculture University Prof. Dr. Jahan Bakht while talking to the media during the press conference, accompanied by Pro Vice Chancellor University of Peshawar Prof. Dr. Muhammad Saleem Khan, Director of Sports Peshawar University and Organizing Secretary Bahr Karam were also present. More than 10,000 male and female students competed in 16 different games in the Greater Grand Campus Sports Gala organized by the Directorate of Sports Peshawar University and Agricultural University from October 9.
Prof. Dr. Jahan Bahat said that this is the first time in the history of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa that Greater Grand Sports Gala is being organized with the support of Pakistan Army, which will be held at various grounds of University of Agriculture, University of Peshawar, Islamia College University, for which he Corps Command Peshawar is grateful to Lt. Gen. Hasan Azhar Hayat, who fully supported the organization of this gala, he said that the mail students played ten different games including cricket, squash, football, table tennis, volleyball, basketball, badminton, include tug-of-war, and athletics, while women’s games include table tennis, badminton, volleyball, tug-of-war, cream board and lido. He said that athletics, cricket, squash will be under the auspices of University of Peshawar, while football will be organized in Islamia College Peshawar, table tennis in University of Engineering, volleyball, basketball and tug-of-war will be organized by University of Agriculture.
All events will be held at Sahibzada Abdul Qayyum Indo Gymnasium University of Peshawar. The opening ceremony will be held at GM Khattak Sports Complex, Agricultural University, Peshawar on October 9 at 10 am. On this occasion, Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Haji Ghulam Ali will be the chief guest, while on the occasion of the closing ceremony, Corps Commander Peshawar Lt. Gen. Hasan Azhar Hayat will be the chief guest. Prizes will be distributed among the players. He said that all the players will be provided complete kit and all the steps have already been completed to make this gala colorful, for which various committees have also been formed. Draws have already been distributed among all the teams and the matches will start from 10 am. He said that this is the first time in the history of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa that Pakistan Army is sponsoring these competitions which wants to attract the students towards healthy activities which not only helps in promoting healthy activities among the students. Rather, it will help in establishing an atmosphere of brotherhood among students.