Kotli: (Web Desk) Pakistan Army defeated Pakistan Navy 3-1 in the final to clinch Syed Ali Gilani Memorial All Pakistan Volleyball Championship at Palt Syedan Sehnsa Degree College Kotli AJK on Monday evening.
According to the source, the event was organized by the Department of Sports, Youth and Culture, Azad Government of Jammu and Kashmir. Army outwitted Pakistan Navy in an exciting contest 26-24, 25-22, 18-25 and 25-20. Top six teams from the country, including Pakistan Army, Pakistan Navy, Pakistan WAPDA, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab and AJK participated in the tournament.
As per details Special Assistant to Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir on Information, Small Industries and Environment, Chaudhry Muhammad Rafiq Nayyer was the chief guest at the prize distribution ceremony. Director General Sports AJK Chaudhry Muhammad Mehrban, President Azad Kashmir Football Association, former Secretary Sardar Muhammad Nawaz Khan, Chairman District Council Chaudhry Ghafoor Javed, Member District Council Jameel Chauhan Advocate, Member District Council Shamwell, PRO Chaudhry Amir, Principal College Chaudhry Akram and others also attended the ceremony.
Furthermore speaking at the ceremony, Rafiq Nayyer said that sports were necessary to promote a healthy culture. He paid tribute to the great Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Gilani for his valuable services for the freedom movement of Kashmir.
Moreover he said Gilani gave the young generation of Kashmiris the great slogan “We are Pakistanis, Pakistan belongs to us” as the future path for them. “The youth, the elderly and the children of Kashmir salute the sacrifices of Syed Ali Gilani. Pakistan is incomplete without Kashmir,” he added.
Meanwhile condemning Indian atrocities in Occupied Kashmir he said India could suppress the freedom movement of Kashmiris by coercion and would have to leave Kashmir soon. He announced a prize of Rs.100,000 million rupees for the event winners and Rs.60,000 for the runners-up.
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