GUJRAT: The rehabilitation of Zahoor Elahi Stadium, where sports activities were suspended since the urban flooding two years back, has been launched by the district council.

A senior official says that all essential works, including repair of damaged lights, are underway to make the facility functional at the earliest. He says the restoration of the stadium would provide better facilities to local players and help resume cricket and other sporting activities at the venue.

The stadium was inaugurated in 2021 by Chaudhry Parvez Elahi who had approved the scheme as a provincial minister for the local government in 1992.

The stadium has never hosted an international cricket match; however, some national and international cricketers have played friendly matches here.

The city’s crucial drainage scheme of 100 cusecs disposal station is also being executed in the parking area of the stadium near the Kutchery Chowk.

The local authorities think completion of the ongoing drainage scheme within the next few months may save the stadium from rainwater accumulation.

Published in Dawn, November 13th, 2026