Border police lifts polo cup

CHITRAL, Oct 24: The Chitral Border Police here on Wednesday lifted the Baba-e-Polo Muzaffar Ali Khan Polo tournament trophy by defeating the subdivision by three goals. [caption id="attachment_5149" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The winning captain receives the cup from the Mehtar.--S. Nazir Hussain"][/caption] The main feature of the final was that a large number of people had gathered to witness the match and listen to former president Pervez Musharraf’s telephonic address from Dubai. Mehtar-e-Chitral Prince Fatehul Mulk Nasir was the chief guest who later gave away the trophies and awards to the players. The subdivision team could score only one goal. The chief guest on the occasion announced an award of Rs30,000 for the winning and Rs20,000 for the runner-up teams. Earlier, Musharraf had announced in advance Rs100,000 for the winner and Rs40,000 for the runner-up team. –Waqar Ahmed]]>