PESHAWAR: The three-day annual Shandur Polo Festival is going to begin today at the world highest polo ground in Shandur, Chitral.
Chief Minister Pervez Khattak would inaugurate the event.
The polo teams of Chitral, Gilgit-Baltistan, Laspur, Mastuj and Ghizer are participating in the polo tournament.
The provincial government has taken solid steps for organising the Shandur Polo Festival in a befitting manner to attract domestic and foreign tourists to the scenic region and traditional game in large number this year.
In addition to music and cultural evenings and traditional dances, the local artisans and skilled entrepreneurs and other stakeholders would showcase their products and traditional foods.
Rafting in the Shandur Lake, paragliding, archery and kite flying would be other features of the event to attract domestic and foreign tourists in great numbers.
