High-level meeting reviews arrangements of holding KPL

MUZAFFARABAD: A high level meeting to review the arrangements regarding the holding of the Kashmir Premier League (KPL) was held here on Monday.

The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Chief Secretary Shakeel Qadir Khan was in the chair. Speaking on the occasion he said that the KSL event will not only serve as a milestone but would also help project the Kashmiri culture and traditions. He called upon the concerned departments to make collective efforts to make the event successful.

He said KPL administration should establish close coordination with the administration and sports department to finalise the arrangements for the holding of Kashmir Premier League. He said the percentage of corona cases in Muzaffarabad has been increasing and efforts should be intensified to administer the corona vaccine to the people and also to ensure the complete implementation of SOPs. He said for the first time such an event is being organised in AJK which would also encourage the local talent and directed the administration to make foolproof arrangements for the holding of KPL event.

Earlier, the chief secretary was briefed by the organiser of the KPL about the holding of the event and told that the KPL will be started in the first week of August.

The meeting was attended by the Inspector General of Police, Secretary Sport Ch. Muhammad Imtiaz, Director General Public Relations Raja Azar Iqbal, Commissioner Muzaffarabad Division, high ranking government officials and Chief Executive of KPL Chaudhry Shahzad.