ISLAMABAD: A two-day Shandur Polo Festival-2023 will be held from July 7 to 9 to amuse participants from various parts of the country.
According to a press release received here on Saturday, the Shandur Polo Festival is a magnificent holiday that the Gilgit and Chitral tribes in the country’s north celebrate. Every summer, the tribes from Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral come together at the Shandur pass. Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral are believed to be best explored in the summer and the autumn.
The pass has a beautiful polo ground where unique wild free-style polo is used to play among different teams of the region. Shandur Polo Ground is considered the world’s highest polo ground at 3,700 meters.
The polo ground is adjacent to Shandur Lake. The festival provides a unique cultural experience in the Hindukush mountain range. —APP
