10-day sports festival kicks off in Gwadar

An opening ceremony of All Makran Sports Festival 2021 was held at the recently built Senator Ishaq Cricket Stadium in Gwadar on Sunday.

As many as 18 teams are participating in the 10-day festival that will conclude on March 23. During the mega event, contests in various sports disciplines like cricket, football, volleyball and badminton will be held.

It is pertinent to mention here that a cricket team from Chabahar, a port city in Iran, is also participating in the sports festival.

A Balochi musical show was the highlight of the ceremony during which local singers from Gwadar also performed.

A large number of notables, civil administration officers and people of Balochistan's port city attended the ceremony.