Chitral hosts enthralling three-day Shandur Polo festival with passion and fervour
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The Shandur Polo ground is the highest polo ground of the world
CHITRAL (Dunya News) - The colourful celebrations of the three-day Shandur Polo Festival are underway in Chitral and colourful stalls in the Valley were attracting a large number of crowds.
The celebrations of the second day of the festival started with the national anthem and three matches were played between different teams. The three-day festival will conclude today (Sunday).
Shandur polo festival is one of the wildest and oldest polo festivals on earth, said a local. The Polo ground is situated at the highest level of 3,800m known as the “Roof of the World,” and the unique event here is being organised annually since 1936.
Tourists from various cities also admired that different colourful programs, including paragliding, food stalls, and traditional dances have also been arranged to multiply the festivities
A large number of local and foreign tourists enjoyed polo matches on the second day of the festival. Commissioner Malakand, Shahid Ullah Khan said that holding such a big polo festival in Shandur Valley is a milestone and proof that peace has been restored in the country.
Along with this, administration officials, including high civil and military officials, a large number of local people and other guests are attending the event.
