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  Musarrat Ullah Jan – KIKXNOW Digital Creator Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa – The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Sports Department's apparent indifference and lack of attention have once again come to light. The seniority list for Caretakers and Storekeepers (BPS-08) remains incomplete even after seven months. A new official reminder, issued on July 15, 2025, has once again urged the Director General of Sports, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, to provide an immediate response. This latest memo serves as a reminder to a letter originally sent on April 24, 2025, followed by a first reminder on June 16, 2025. Despite these repeated communications, no reply has been received from the concerned office. According to the memo, the seniority list was to be finalized based on the situation as of December 21, 2022, and February 15, 2025. However, the department's silence has left the future of numerous employees uncertain. The letter explicitly states, "Despite the passage of considerable time,...

  Musarrat Ullah Jan – KIKXNOW Digital Creator Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa – The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Sports Department is facing severe criticism for its continued silence on a crucial Right to Information (RTI) request filed on March 13, 2025. This persistent failure to respond has raised serious questions about transparency within the department, particularly concerning its fuel and fleet management. The RTI request, submitted under the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Right to Information Act 2013, sought details regarding Office Order No. DG/Sports/Admin/2023-24/1328-31, dated November 1, 2023. This specific order transferred authority for fleet and fuel management to the Director of Development. Under the law, a concerned public body is obligated to respond within 10 working days. However, over two months have passed, and the applicant has received neither a response nor any explanation for the delay. A written reminder was also sent but has reportedly been ignored. The applica...

  Musarrat Ullah Jan – KIKXNOW Digital Creator Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa – The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Sports Directorate is under heavy criticism after the untimely issuance of a fresh seniority list for Caretakers and Storekeepers (BPS-08). The list was published without important departmental clearance, and as a result, many officials accepted new, possibly illicit, promotions and duties. The action left a long shadow over the directorate's openness and recruitment procedures. Sources indicate that the seniority list, which was initially from 2022, had changes implemented in 2025. Alarming enough, the Establishment Wing of the Sports Directorate did not apprise the Secretary Sports Office or the incumbent Director General (DG) Sports of these important alterations. Criticizers are now regarding this lack of knowledge as a calculated effort to delay and cover up the issue. A further inquiry by sources reveals that under the leadership of a previous DG Sports, the seniori...

  Musarrat Ullah Jan – KIKXNOW Digital Creator There is another shocking revelation regarding the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Sports Directorate's financial transactions. The Directorate distributed seven high-capacity bicycles worth a whopping PKR 2.219 million to the KP Cycling Association in 2020. The twist? There is no written record of the agreement, the concerned event, or even a receipt for this major transaction. As their own report states, each cycle cost PKR 317,000, making the total for the seven cycles PKR 2,219,000. But the directorate's munificence did not end there. More cycling gear, costing a reported PKR 200,000 per item with an overall expenditure of PKR 1 million, was also donated. This ostentatious distribution also consisted of "desk wheels" and indoor rollers, all donated by the provincial Sports Directorate to the Cycling Association. The most mystifying part of this whole deal is the complete lack of paper evidence for the transfer of these ...

Respected Director General Sports Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, I am writing to bring to your immediate attention several critical issues within the Sports Directorate that require your urgent intervention to ensure transparency, fairness, and efficient operations. Firstly, regarding the transfer policy for District Sports Officers (DSOs), it is imperative to establish a clear and equitable policy. DSOs who have served two years in a single district must be transferred to other districts. This rotation must not be limited to Mardan, Peshawar, Nowshera, or Charsadda. It is important to ensure that the transfers are not based on personal relationships or influential family members and result in privileged postings in neighboring areas. Rather, transfers must be based on performance, allowing DSOs to work in varying areas such as Kohistan, Swat, Upper Dir, Lower Dir, Chitral, and the southern districts. This will expose them to firsthand experience of the hardships in these regions. It has been...

  Musarrat  Ullah Jan – Kikxnow Digital creator In 2022, a Peshawar-based journalist, driven by a commitment to public information, filed a Right to Information (RTI) request under Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's (KPK) RTI law. His aim was simple: to uncover basic details about an award show held for individuals with disabilities by the KP Sports Department. He sought to know the total expenditure, the number of participating athletes, and whether any private entity was contracted for recording or coverage. But the Provincial Sports Directorate totally disregarded the journalist's 2022 complaint. Three Director Generals appeared and disappeared within three years, but the application lay in files and nothing was heard from the side of the respondent. The journalist's information quest came to a dead end. At last, under the complaint number 9864, the KP Information Commission issued a requisition order to the Sports Department, making the response compulsory. And then. at last! O...

  Musarrat Ullah Jan – KikxNow . Digital Creator Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa – Peshawar-based senior sports journalist Musarrat Ullah Jan has officially exercised his constitutional right to information, requesting a complete record from the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) and Directorate of Sports Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on suspected irregularities in the installation, machinery, repair, and financial handling of the astro-turf at Lala Ayub Hockey Stadium. His request, under the "Right to Access to Information Act 2017," demands full disclosure on this public undertaking, calling for details on a number of key issues. Jan has asked specifically for figures of the PKR 523.163 million project sanctioned in December 2017 with a precise itemization of the amount spent on the Lala Ayub Stadium in Peshawar. He further asks for the entire list of the machinery set up after the turf was installed, including sprinkler system and water pumps with the names of the purchasing companies and ...

  Musarrat Ullah Jan – KikxNow . Digital Creator Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa – The bright green of Lala Ayub Hockey Stadium's artificial turf, a beacon of new sporting hope in the past, is today a harsh reminder of bureaucratic apathy and charges of corruption. Millions of rupees spent on its rehabilitation notwithstanding, the life-support sprinkler system of the stadium lies practically in shambles, compelling earnest ground staff into the futile daily exercise of manually pouring more than 32 water bottles just to prevent the turf from incurring irreparable harm. The issue, rooted in a succession of poorly executed repairs and disregarded warnings, imperils the very soundness of the synthetic field, affecting local training as well as prospects for international-standard games. Early "repairs" were nothing more than cosmetic, as Rs 9,000 was spent to drill a hole to manually pour water, instead of treating the fundamental mechanical failure. A second effort did li...

  Musarrat Ullah Jan- Kikxnow Digital Creator Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa – Serious questions are arising about the allotment of shops in the Bannu Sports Complex. Questions are being raised about the transparency of rents of shops, details of allottees, the auction process, and the record of earnings, putting a shadow on the whole operation. On July 14, 2025, a citizen submitted a proper application under the RTI Act 2013 to the Directorate of Sports Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the District Sports Officer, Bannu, asking for clear information in respect of the issue. The application asks for an explanation about the following key points: A comprehensive list of all the shops that exist within the Bannu Sports Complex. The date, process, and rules and regulations under which the shop allotments are made. The rent for every shop, the tenant's name, and the tenure of their contract. Whether such shops were rented out by auction or otherwise. If by advertisement, photocopies of ...

  Musarrat Ullah Jan- Kikxnow Digital Creator In a shocking development, the Sports Directorate of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is surrounded by a controversy as an electrician who was first appointed under the "1000 Sports Facilities Project" was purportedly given the job of Store Keeper without any official advertisement or proper procedure. This action has raised serious allegations of nepotism, abuse of authority, and flagrant violation of merit. The alarm was sounded when a citizen had filed a formal Right to Information (RTI) application on July 14, 2025, requesting a complete record from the concerned department to find out the truth regarding the appointment. The RTI clearly asks for explanation about many key points: Whether an official notification was made for the Store Keeper position and, if so, its copy. Details of the educational qualification, technical training (diploma or electrical experience), and test/interview result of the appointed person. Designation ...