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One Month On, Islamia College University Yet to Respond to Sports Information Request Under KP RTI Law

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  Musarrat Ullah Jan, KikxNow , Digital Creator PESHAWAR: More than one month after a comprehensive Right to Information (RTI) request was submitted under the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Right to Information Act, 2013, Islamia College University Peshawar has yet to provide the requested records relating to its sports administration, coaching structure, financial management, infrastructure, and athletic performance. The RTI application, submitted on June 19 , sought certified records covering the past ten years. The request included details of sports officers, coaches, trainers and instructors, their qualifications, recruitment procedures, advertisements for appointments, sports quota admissions, athlete performance, national and international achievements, annual sports budgets, expenditures, audit reports, procurement records, sports facilities, coaching academies, infrastructure maintenance, and decisions taken by the university's governing bodies regarding sports. According to th...
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When Public Assets Exist Only in Memory: The Sports Directorate's Missing Stock Register

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  Musarrat Ullah Jan , KikxNow , Digital Creator Every government office is expected to maintain certain records regardless of whether it performs efficiently or poorly. Among the most basic of these records is the stock register. It is not a luxury, nor is it an optional administrative exercise. It is the official document that tells the government what it owns, where those assets are located, who is responsible for them, and whether they still exist. Without a stock register, no department can honestly claim that it knows the status of public property under its control. Recent developments in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Sports Directorate raise an uncomfortable question. If reports are accurate that the official sports hostel has been functioning for years without any stock register, then the issue is much bigger than poor record-keeping. It points towards a complete collapse of administrative discipline. The hostel is not a private guest house. It is a government facility est...
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Sports Directorate Hostel Runs Without a Stock Register: Public Assets Left to Verbal Handover and Administrative Chaos

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  Sports Directorate Hostel Allegedly Operated Without Any Stock Register, Raising Questions Over Public Assets Musarrat Ullah Jan , KikxNow , Digital Creator PESHAWAR: Serious administrative lapses have reportedly surfaced in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Sports Directorate after it emerged that the official hostel has allegedly been operating for years without a proper stock register, leaving no documented record of government assets, room inventories, or equipment issued to players and officials. The issue came to light during a recent internal inspection when an official assigned by the Director General Sports asked the hostel superintendent to provide the stock register detailing hostel assets. According to sources, the superintendent responded that no such register existed and that the hostel had simply been handed over verbally by the previous official without any documented inventory. A stock register is considered one of the most basic administrative requirements in any g...
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The Sports Directorate's Biometric Machine and the Battle for the Freedom of the Thumb

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  Musarrat Ullah Jan, KikxNow , Digital Creator Every government institution has its own culture. In some offices, files move at a glacial pace. In others, meetings seem endless. And in many places, punctuality exists only on the office wall clock. But at the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Sports Directorate, a new tradition has emerged: the biometric attendance machine. It is no ordinary machine. It does not recognize rank, years of service, personal connections, or recommendations. It asks for only one thing: a thumbprint. According to reports, employees were recently instructed that biometric attendance would become mandatory, with warnings that salaries could be affected for those who failed to comply. For some, that appeared to be the moment when personal freedom suddenly felt under threat. After all, a machine that simply says, "Please verify your attendance," does not sound particularly demanding. Yet in some government offices, that simple request can become more controve...
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Child MMA in Pakistan: Are Young Fighters Being Properly Protected?

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  Musarrat Ullah Jan , KikxNow , Digital Creator Recent photographs from an MMA event held at the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Directorate of Sports in Peshawar have sparked an important public discussion. The images appear to show children, reportedly as young as 10 years old, participating in MMA competitions. The photographs themselves do not prove that any laws or regulations were violated. However, they raise legitimate questions about child safety, event oversight, and whether internationally recognized youth MMA standards are being followed. This investigation is not intended to oppose Mixed Martial Arts (MMA). Rather, it seeks to examine whether young athletes in Pakistan are being provided with the same level of protection that is expected in international youth competitions. Mixed Martial Arts is one of the fastest-growing sports in the world, combining techniques from wrestling, boxing, kickboxing, judo, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and other martial arts. Many countries encoura...
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The Rs174.6 Million That Went Back Home: When Even the Budget Said, "I'm Leaving!"

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  Musarrat Ullah Jan , KikxNow , Digital Creator If there were ever a World Championship for "Going Back Unused," Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's sports budget would probably return with the gold medal. After all, not every budget gets the rare distinction of spending an entire financial year only to say, "Sorry, nobody used me," before heading back to the treasury. As soon as the news broke, an athlete looked down at his worn-out shoes. A coach dusted off a whistle he had been using for nearly twenty years. A district sports association began drafting yet another reminder letter. And somewhere, quietly, the budget packed its bags. The match had barely begun, but the funds had already walked back to the pavilion. According to official figures, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Sports Department received an allocation of Rs800 million for the 2025-26 financial year . Of that amount, approximately Rs425.4 million was spent, Rs200 million was transferred to other budget heads t...
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Targeting New Athletes While the System Fails: Why District Sports Officers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Have Their Hands Tied

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  Musarrat Ullah Jan , KikxNow , Digital Creator The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has repeatedly emphasized the need for every district to produce talented athletes capable of competing at provincial, national, and international levels. District Sports Officers (DSOs) are consistently assigned this responsibility and are expected to identify young talent, organize competitions, and develop future champions. On paper, this objective appears both reasonable and necessary. Every province needs a structured grassroots sports system to ensure a continuous supply of athletes. However, the reality across most districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa tells a very different story. While the government demands results from District Sports Officers, it has failed to provide them with the authority, financial resources, coaching staff, and administrative support required to achieve those results. This raises a fundamental question: Is it fair to hold District Sports Officers accountable for fail...
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Why Were the KP Olympic Association Elections Postponed? Big Questions over Constitution, IOC Reforms, PSB Policy, and Unaffiliated Associations

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  Musarat Ullah Jan kikxNow, Digital Creator PESHAWAR: The elections for the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Olympic Association (KPOA) were last held on February 13, 2022, for a four-year term. Following the completion of this constitutional tenure, fresh elections were scheduled for February 2026. However, despite the deadline passing, the electoral process has yet to begin. The primary reason behind this delay is cited as the ongoing amendments to the KPOA constitution. These changes are being made to align the framework with the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) updated Olympic Charter and the new governance guidelines issued by the Pakistan Olympic Association (POA). According to Zulfiqar Butt, the Secretary of the KP Olympic Association, the POA has granted a six-month extension to the current administration to adapt the constitution to these new requirements. He stated that the elections will only be held once the new constitution is formally approved by the General Council....
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