Astroturf inaugurated at Buner school

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Syed Fakhar Jehan on Monday inaugurated astroturf at the Government Degree College Dagar in Swari, the main commercial centre of Buner district.

This project is part of the comprehensive development of the hockey ground at an estimated cost of Rs120.8 million.On this occasion, the minister also announced the establishment of the Zalmi Foundation Cricket Academy in collaboration with Peshawar Zalmi, which will begin operations next week.

Additionally, the establishment of a youth centre is also being established here while apart from the establishment of an indoor gymnasium here, PC-I has been submitted for the construction of a swimming pool in the same site.

This comprehensive project containing multiple sports facilities, will transform into a sports complex for Buner, located at the intersection of Dagar College and the University of Buner.

The inauguration ceremony was attended by Director General Sports Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Abdul Nasir Khan, Deputy Commissioner Kashif Qayyum, Director Works Sports, Ahmad Zaib Afridi and others.