The Broghul festival attracted a large number of local and non local tourists

By: Gul Hamaad Farooqi

CHITRAL:  

Broghul Festival will be mailing stone for development of this backward area where people living still of stone period. The festival attracted a large number of local and non local tourists. Tourism Corporation of Khyber Pahton Khwan in collaboration of Chitral scouts jointly celebrated the colorful event.  Major General Akhtar Salim   Rao said that this event will be the first step for development of the area. Major items of the festival were yak polo, horse polo (free style), donkey polo,  Buz Kashi  ( completing of round circle  carrying a  goat carcass by a man who riding a horse depending the goat who catch it from the opponent  rider), horse race, donkey race, yak race, cattle show and exhibition of local handicraft and traditional food.

General Officer Commanding (GOC)  Major General Javed Mehmood Bukhari  of Malakannd Division was chief guest on the occasion. While GOC Major General Akhtar Salim Rao of 104 Engineering Battalion also attended the colorful event in the scenic valley of Broghul.

Talking to local journalists General Akhtar Salim Rao said that he was very excited when he visited  Broghul valley. He said that he really impressed by local games and traditional events like Yak polo which is playing only in this valley. Responding to a question he said that Army Engineering battalion completed this road to post of Chitral Scouts and it will be extended to the last village of the valley.