ABBOTTABAD: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Speaker Mushtaq Ahmed Ghani inaugurated open-air exercise facilities at four different places here on Sunday.

The facilities have been set up at the Jail Park, Lady Garden, Jinnah Bagh, while the Cantonment Park Jinnah Abad facility will be used by both the females and males.

Mr Ghani accompanied by MNA Ali Khan Jadoon, Hazara division commissioner Zaheerul Islam and Cantonment Board officials inaugurated the sports facilities.

On the occasion, he said the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf government was committed to encouraging the healthy activities in the province.

Mr Ghani said the gym facility was free and would be available to the youth and tourists as well.

Published in Dawn, July 6th, 2020

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