Hajra wants the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) to look at the sport seriously. PHOTO: FILE KARACHI: If perseverance had a voice, it might have sounded like that of Hajra Khan’s, as she sets her eyes to be a part of the world record match for the second time. While it only remains a dream for Pakistani…
PHOTO: EXPRESS KARACHI: While football has risen to become one of the most popular sports in the world and many countries are working hard to forge forward women’s equality in the field, most Pakistanis do not even know that a women’s national team exists in the country. “We’ve dedicated more 10 years of our lives to…
Al-Shams Women’s Football Club is located in the scenic and breathtaking Shimshal Valley, one of the most remote areas within a remote area, Hunza, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan near the Chinese border. Varying reports state that the literacy rate in the region is approximately 80-90%, which is in stark contrast to the national average of Pakistan, at 57%. The…
Monitoring Desk Updated September 08, 2019 ISLAMABAD: The remote valley of Shimshal tucked away in the far north and surrounded by the picturesque snowcapped mountains is home to some of the country’s most dedicated sportswomen who are defying conventions to reach new heights. Around 29 girls and young women from the valley trekked for four hours…
Wednesday, Aug 28, 2019, | By Faizan Lakhani Karachi: Female Footballers from the Gilgit-Baltistan region added another feather to their cap when they trekked four-hours to play a Football match at the country’s highest altitude football pitch in Upper Shimshal. According to the organizers, around 29 female footballers — aged 11 to 22 — trekked to Zarthgurbein in…
KARACHI: The picturesque valley of Pakistan’s northern Gilgit Baltistan region is known for its eye-catching scenery in the world as it is one of the major tourist attractions in the country. The people of the valley are known for their generous hospitality and active participation in sports and now girls from the valley of mountains…
ISLAMABAD: A usual day for 21-year-old Absar Ali starts at 8 am when he has breakfast and leaves to go to university. From there he heads to the Yinhe Ping Pong Club in Peshawar Sports Complex to coach girls in the afternoon. As their session finishes, he begins his own practice. At around 9 pm, he…
Around 29 young women trekked for four hours to play a high altitude game at Zarthgurben Published: September 07, 2019 15:33Sana Jamal, Correspondent Islamabad: The remote valley of Shimshal tucked away in Pakistan’s far north and surrounded by picturesque snow-capped mountains is home to some of the country’s most dedicated sportswomen who are defying conventions to…
Al-Shams WFC has organized and played a gender equality football match at Pakistan’s highest altitude football Ground at Zarthgurbeinwhich is 4100m above Sea level. A total of 29 girls trekked for about 4 hours to play that match at the highest altitude football ground. Team unity won the match by 1-0. The goal of this…
Hunza Al-Shams Women FC in Collaboration with Right to Play and Women Win organized a first-ever winter football camp for girls in three villages of Hunza, Altit Valley, Khyber Valley, and Shimshal Valley for the first time and engage more than 200 girls and also with such sports activities. We had a two-day basic football…