Govt College for Women Satellite Town wins Shahbaz Sharif T-20 Championship

RAWALPINDI, Feb 23 (APP):Government College for Women Satellite Town, Rawalpindi Friday won the second Shahbaz Sharif T-20 Women’s Championship Cup 2018 held at Government Viqar-un-Nisa Post Graduate College for Women Rawalpindi.
The winners of the semi-final, Government Viqar-un-Nisa Post Graduate College for Women, Rawalpindi and Government Post Graduate College for Women, 6th Road, Rawalpindi played the final match.
Chairman of Steering Committee Sports Board Punjab Muhammad Hanif Abbasi was chief guest on the occasion and Ex-Cricketer, Masood Ahmed was guest of honor.
The winner team was given the cash price of Rs100,000 while the runner up received Rs75,000 and second runner up Rs50,000.
Mohammed Hanif Abbasi and Principal, Prof Dr Saira Mufti distributed trophy, prizes and shields among the players and teams.
Hanif Abbasi addressing the participants said Punjab government is spending huge amount for provision of sports facilities
and various projects including 72 flood light cricket grounds, being constructed in different districts of the province at a cost of Rs18 billion would be completed by end of April.
He said first women Astro Turf Hockey ground at Viqar un Nisa Post Graduate College, first of its kind would be completed
by March 31 at a cost of Rs45 million. Astro Turf would be imported from Holland.
Such facility is not available in any school or college of the country, he added.
Hanif Abbasi said Punjab government is utilizing maximum available resource for uplift projects to facilitate the
citizens besides constructing sports facilities in schools, colleges and on available government land so that the energies of male and female students could be channelized in a constructive way and right direction.
An indoor gym would also be built within the college premises and completed till Mar 31, he said adding, a hostel for the college would be constructed during next financial year.
Hanif Abbasi said co-curricular activities play a vital role in the growth and development of the students.
He said Rawalpindi has been made number one city in the province particularly in sports, education and health sectors.
The chairman said play grounds including cricket and hockey were prepared in colleges of Rawalpindi including a big
ground which has flood light facility.
Several development projects including in education and health sectors were completed by PML-N government, he added.
The semi Final Matches were played between the teams of Government Viqar-un-Nisa Post Graduate College for Women,
Rawalpindi versus Government Degree College for Women, Murree Road Rawalpindi and Government Post Graduate College for Women 6th Road, Rawalpindi versus Government Degree College for women, Dhok Kala Khan Rawalpindi on Thursday.
According to District Sports Officer Rawalpindi Abdul Waheed Babar, 12 teams took part in the tournament and women cricket
teams demonstrated excellent performance in their matches.