CM to inaugurate Shandur Polo – King Game at highest polo ground of world

CHITRAL, Jul 06 (APP)::Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan will inaugurate the three-day Shandur Polo Festival at the world highest polo ground on earth Shandur here today (Sunday).

Shandur Polo ground is situated at a highest level 3800m called as the “Roof of the World” and the King Games has been held annually since 1936. The polo tournament is featured in the first episode of Himalaya with Michael Palin which have always played the game of polo closest to its original form.

In the past, the British Rulers were the patrons of the game.