New Cricket Stadium: CDA hands over land to PCB
Islamabad’s first international-level cricket stadium to be built in a year.
ISLAMABAD:
The Capital Development Authority (CDA) handed over possession of 35 acres to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday on which Islamabad’s first international-level cricket stadium will be built. The stadium is expected to be completed within a year. CDA Chairman Engineer Farkhand Iqbal visited the site accompanied by PCB officials. Iqbal said a cricket stadium in Islamabad would be a milestone and a great opportunity for the youth of the federal capital to show their skills in the field of cricket and that it would be a great source of recreation and entertainment. The CDA chairman said the CDA would get a 30 per cent share from the stadium. PCB officials thanked the CDA for handing over possession.
Published In The Express Tribune, June 12th, 2012.
The Capital Development Authority (CDA) handed over possession of 35 acres to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday on which Islamabad’s first international-level cricket stadium will be built. The stadium is expected to be completed within a year. CDA Chairman Engineer Farkhand Iqbal visited the site accompanied by PCB officials. Iqbal said a cricket stadium in Islamabad would be a milestone and a great opportunity for the youth of the federal capital to show their skills in the field of cricket and that it would be a great source of recreation and entertainment. The CDA chairman said the CDA would get a 30 per cent share from the stadium. PCB officials thanked the CDA for handing over possession.
Published In The Express Tribune, June 12th, 2012.