3-day polo festival begins in Gilgit Baltistan today

Gilgit/Baltistan: Three-day polo festival will begin at the hilly tourist resort in Rama, Astore  here today. 
Deputy Commissioner Astore, Wali Khan talking to Radio Pakistan said eleven polo teams will take part in the annual polo competition.
The festival is being organized by Tourism department in collaboration with district administration, to promote polo sports and tourism in Gilgit Baltistan. Competition of local games and a cultural show will also be held on sidelines of the festival.

 

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M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.