Playground Construction Requested In Bisham
Residents of Bisham tehsil of Shangla district have demanded of the provincial government to fulfill its promise of constructing a playground to engage youths in healthy activities.
Speaking at a meeting on Sunday, they noted that construction of a playground had long been demanded by the people, but despite promises the lawmakers could not materialise the project.
Wakeel Khan, a sportsman, said on the directives of the sports department, the district administration had imposed section 4 at two places in Bisham for the purpose of constructing a sports ground, but the section was withdrawn after the local landlords approached the political leaders and the administration officials.
Azhar Khan, a local resident, said Prime Minister Imran Khan had announced a playground for Bisham during a public gathering in 2014, but he failed to materialise his promise. He said both the former and current chief minister of PTI had made commitments with the people that a playground would be established in Bisham, but to no avail. He said that the district administration had yet to acquire land for the purpose.
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“Shaukat Yousafzai, the minister for information, who is from the area, should play his due role in getting a sports ground built in Bisham, so that the local youth could polish their talents,’’ Jamshid Ali Shah, a social activist, said.
Naveed Ahmad, a budding cricketer, said he had participated in district sports games in under-16 and under-19 categories, but lack of a sports ground in his hometown deprived him of the much-needed practice to groom into a competitive player to play at the national level. A committee was also constituted at the meeting tasked with holding meeting with minister for information Shaukat Yusufzai to help construct a playground in Bisham.