{"id":10469,"date":"2023-10-03T17:47:56","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T17:47:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/in-major-milestone-first-ever-womens-cricket-match-held-in-swat\/"},"modified":"2023-10-03T17:47:56","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T17:47:56","slug":"in-major-milestone-first-ever-womens-cricket-match-held-in-swat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/in-major-milestone-first-ever-womens-cricket-match-held-in-swat\/","title":{"rendered":"In major milestone, first-ever women\u2019s cricket match held in Swat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p>After enduring several restrictions and roadblocks, girls in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa\u2019s Swat finally played the \u201cfirst-ever\u201d women\u2019s cricket match in the Kabal tehsil on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Women cricketers from Kabal and Mingora tehsils participated in the match, which was played in the ground of the Government Girls Higher Secondary School Kabal.<\/p>\n<p>During the 10-over thrilling contest, the Mingora women\u2019s cricket team emerged as winners after beating Kabal by seven runs.<\/p>\n<p>The game was attended by a large audience, which included female spectators, Babuzi Assistant Commissioner (AC) Luqman Khan, Kabal AC Junaid Khan, organiser and taekwondo champion Ayesha Ayaz, coach Ayaz Naik and others.<\/p>\n<p>After the match, trophies, certificates and cash prizes were distributed among the players.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media  sm:w-1\/2  w-full  media--right  media--embed  media--uneven\">\n<p>    <iframe class=\"nk-iframe\" onload=\"setInterval(()=&gt;{try{this.style.height=this.contentWindow.document.body.scrollHeight+'px';}catch{}}, 100)\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"height:400px;position:relative\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/card\/1778740\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-modals allow-forms\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Speaking to <em>Dawn.com<\/em>, the women cricketers expressed their happiness and recalled how they had been barred from playing the sport.<\/p>\n<p>Over the weekend, several clerics and a group of elders in the Charbagh tehsil had prevented the girls from playing cricket. They had called women\u2019s participation in sports \u201cimmoral\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>After outcry from players and locals, Swat Deputy Commissioner Dr Qasim Ali Khan had instructed officials to find a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1778940\">suitable location<\/a>\u201d for the match.<\/p>\n<p>Sapna, one of the players, said: \u201cI can\u2019t find the words to describe how disheartened we felt when certain individuals prevented us from playing in Charbagh. It made us question whether we were not considered human beings and whether we had no rights.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She said that she and her friends had been restless after that incident.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut today, I am overjoyed that we were given the opportunity to play in front of a large audience and we emerged victorious,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>Ayesha Ayaz, a 13-year-old budding taekwondo player who has secured two gold medals and one silver medal for Pakistan, stressed that the women of Swat possessed \u201cremarkable talent\u201d across various domains, including sports.<\/p>\n<p>She advocated encouraging female participation in sports activities, asserting that they should not face obstacles but be granted opportunities to showcase their abilities and contribute to the nation\u2019s prestige.<\/p>\n<p>Naik, one of the match\u2019s organisers, also expressed his gratitude to the district administration and organisers, hoping that they would continue promoting sports in the same way.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis marks the initial step towards independent women\u2019s sports activities, and we are committed to taking further substantial measures to offer increased opportunities to female players,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After enduring several restrictions and roadblocks, girls in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa\u2019s Swat finally played the \u201cfirst-ever\u201d women\u2019s cricket match in the Kabal tehsil on Tuesday. Women cricketers from Kabal and Mingora tehsils participated in the match, which was played in the ground of the Government Girls Higher Secondary School Kabal. 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