LOWER DIR: The district administration of Upper Dir in collaboration with the sports and youth affairs’ department on Thursday arranged ‘Dir peace night’ in Dir Khas under the banner of KP Youth Assembly.

The event was attended by administration officers, students and political activists. MNA Sahibzada Sibghatullah, MPA Fazal Elahi, deputy commissioner Mohammad Shuaib and others spoke on the occasion.

They lauded the efforts of security forces and police for peace in the region. The students of various schools of Upper Dir presented tableaus and speeches on the importance of peace. Pashto poets Prof Iqbal Shakir, Munir Buneri, Samiullah Khatir and others shared their poetry and got applause from the audience.

Meanwhile, on the eve of the International Day of Disabled Persons the administration in collaboration with the Sports department and Sada Foundation organised the deputy commissioner’s wheelchair cricket tournament in Timergara on Thursday.

Published in Dawn, December 3rd, 2021

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