Palestinian Sports Journalists delegation arrives Peshawar on a week long visit.

PESHAWAR -- A delegation of Palestinian Sports Journalists Sunday arrived Peshawar on a week long visit and was garlanded at the Bacha Khan International Airport by the members of the Pakistan Sports Writers Federation and Sports Writers Association Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

The visit of the delegation of Palestinian four members' sports journalists including a female journalist was actually part of the 33rd National Games but due to its postponement, the visit was on its original schedule.

Representatives of the Pakistan Sports Writers Federation and Sports Writers Association KP welcomed the delegation to the Bacha Khan International Airport in Peshawar. During the visit the delegation members will review the arrangements that have been made for the smooth conduct of the 33rd National Games to be organized in its change scheduled from November 10-15, 2019 in Peshawar. The delegation will also be appraised from the contribution of the provincial govt and its efforts regarding the promotion of sports activities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in particular and in Pakistan in general.

The games has its slogan of publicizing the true image of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the tourism potential that has with the province to the local and foreign youth and tourists. The delegations would be briefed thoroughly about the Games, which have been involving almost 10,000 female and male athletes in 34 different discipline under the aegis of KP Olympic Association with the collaboration of Pakistan Olympic Association.

On arriving in Peshawar, the head of the delegation, Manthor Zaharan said that he had heard a lot about Pakistan, and especially as Peshawar played its role in the fight against terrorism, they brought up good wishes to the people of the mostly suffered tribal areas, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and above all with almost 70,000 people have lost their precious live.

'We are here to pay rich tribute to the brave citizens and we are very happy to come to Peshawar,' a city has a long exiting history in the...

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