Int'l Snowboarding Cup, domestic, foreign players looted festival.

MALAM JABBA -- :In the snowboarding competitions four domestic and foreign athletes including four women from Belgium,France, Afghanistan and Pakistan exhibited their classic display of snowboarding by racing up to win titles in the Pakistan International Snowboarding Cup played at Malam Jabba on Saturday.

The men and women's giant slalom and parallel giant slalom competitions attracted tourists on the secondary of the Pakistan International Snowboarding Championship and Festival at the Malam Jabba ski resort in the scenic Swat valley.

Commissioner Malakand division, Zaheerul Islam, was the chief guest, who inaugurated the men and women's giant slalom and parallel giant slalom competitions on the occasion.

Over 44 national and international players, including four women players and enthusiasts of snowboarding games from European countries, Belgium, France Afghanistan and Pakistan participated in the event.

The men and women's giant slalom and parallel giant slalom thrilling competitions mesmerized the tourists and visitors when the players exhibited their skills on the white snow at the Malam Jabba ski resort.

The foreign tourists said that they were proud to be in Pakistan, particularly in the Swat valley of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to participate in the snowboarding games and visit the tourist spots. They said that Swat was a...