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Chitral Scouts beat Mastuj sub division in the chief minister
cup final

By Zahiruddin
CHITRAL: Chitral Scouts polo team clinched the chief
minister cup putting to rout the team of Mastuj sub-division by ten
goals here on Thursday. Chitral Scouts scored five goals by the
half time against the only one of Mastuj while it scored another
five goals during the second half. Havaldar Shahzad Ahmed scored
five goals from Chitral Scouts side and was declared as best player
of the match. Chitral scouts team consisted of subedar Muhammad
Hussain (captain), havaldar Raza Khan, havaldar Shahzad, havaldar
Nazir Ahmed naik Mirajuddin. Chitral DCO Rahmatullah Wazir was
chief guest on the occasion who gave away prizes to the players of
the tournament. Forty teams had participated in the tourney from
different villages of the district. More than thirty thousand fans
of polo watched the final match between the two arch rivals. Final
selection of Chitral district’s team will be made for the Shandur
polo festival on the basis of the performance of the players in
this tournament.
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One person died in Istangol explosion
By Our Correspondent
CHITRAL: One person was killed and one sustained serious
burn injuries when a corn-flake unit exploded at Istangol on Booni
road, some 40 kms from here on early morning of Thursday. Police
sources said that the explosion caused due to some technical in the
old machinery of the unit. The deceased was identified as Gee Baig
of Istangol while the injured Muhammad Karim of the village has
been admitted in the DHQ hospital where he is in precarious
condition. This is said to be the second explosion of its nature
during the last two years.
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