PESHAWAR, June 15, 2010: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Sports, Tourism and Culture Syed Aqil Shah while expressing his complete satisfaction over the arrangements made by the Provincial Tourism Department, and District Administration Chitral for the successful holding of Shandur Polo Festival from July 7 to 9 this year has said during the festival while Shandur will be decorated and President of Pakistan will be invited to the festival.

This he said while presiding over a high level meeting to review and finalize arrangements for the Shandur Polo Festival here on Tuesday.

The meeting besides Secretary Information, Sports was also attended by GM STC Muhammad Azam Khan DCO Chitral Rehmatullah Wazir, DPO Chitral, Commandant Chitral Scouts and representative of C&W and STC.

The meeting expressed its full satisfaction over the arrangements made by the District Administration Chitral and Chitral Scouts for the festival.

The lovers of the game anxiously wait for the festival and this    year Governors, Chief Ministers of the four provinces, Federal and Provincial Ministers VVIPs and Foreign Ambassadors would be invited to attend the Mela.

Para gliding magic show, puppet show, musical chair for children and other colorful programme would be presented on the occasion. He said arrangements would also be made for the special flight of PIA from Peshawar and Islamabad.

Syed Aqil Shah directed the concerned authorities for improving the roads to Shandur establishing information centers for the facilitation of tourists and making full arrangements for publicity and security of the event.--APP

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