NATHIAGALI: To highlight the talent of local youth cricketers and other sports Galyat Development Authority (GDA) Thursday organized a T10 cricket tournament where more than 50 local teams would take participate.
Director-General GDA Raza Ali Habib formally inaugurated the tournament and the first match of the tournament was played.
Director-General Galyat Development Authority Raza Ali Habib said that GDA would give 10, 00 rupees monthly honorarium for a year to six best players in the tournament including three batsmen and three bowlers.
He further said that GDA would sponsor local level tournaments in all the circles of Galyat and promote such sports events in different areas. DG Raza Habib said that we would not restrict local players from playing in the newly constructed international level cricket ground at Khanaspur however, it will be the responsibility of the local committee to support us in protecting the ground.
The DG said that GDA is not only working for the promotion of sports but also to facilitate the locals through providing water supply schemes and roads, we would start these projects with the cost of Rs. 150 million rupees those would be launched this year.
Earlier while speaking on the occasion GDA spokesperson Ahsen Hameed said that the prime objective of the tournament is to polish local talent in sports and provide them opportunities through sports events which will eventually give them a chance on the national and international level.