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  Musarrat Ullah Jan , KikxNow , Digital Creator Islamabad: The Pakistan Sports Board’s failure to keep its publicly available record of federation audit reports fully up to date is raising questions about financial transparency, monitoring and record management in the country’s sports sector. According to the available list, there are 32 entries under the 2023-24 section. However, one of those entries is a general document titled “Details of NSFs/Associations regarding Audited Statements and Bank Statements,” rather than an individual federation audit report. This means the list contains 31 actual federation or sports-organisation audit statements for 2023-24. For 2024-25, the list contains audit statements of 25 federations and sports organisations. The more significant issue is what comes next. The financial year 2026-27 has already begun, yet the supplied record does not show a corresponding collection of 2025-26 audit reports. This raises a straightforward question:...

  KikxNow , Digital Creator Lower Kurram: The school cricket tournament under the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has started today, but the current condition of Sadda Sports Complex in Lower Kurram has raised serious questions about sports facilities and official attention to the area. According to photographs obtained from the site, there is no proper cricket pitch at the Sadda Sports Complex. The condition and surface of the ground also appear unsuitable for organized cricket. Local players and people associated with sports say the ground lacks several basic facilities, including a proper cricket pitch, equipment required for pitch preparation and leveling such as rollers, a grass cricket pitch, adequate security arrangements, and a proper boundary wall. The players question why, if cricket tournaments are being organized at the official level to promote cricket in Kurram, a large populated area such as Sadda does not have a standard cricket ground and basic facilities for...

  KikxNow , Digital Creator The Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) school cricket tournament has started in Kurram, but the condition of the Sadda Sports Complex in Lower Kurram raises serious questions about the availability of basic sports facilities for young players. On the opening day of the tournament, the Sadda Sports Complex reportedly had no proper cricket pitch , while the condition of the playing ground was also unsuitable for a quality cricket competition. Photographs taken at the sports complex on September 19, 2026 show the poor condition of the ground and the absence of a properly prepared cricket pitch. The situation raises a basic question: How can school-level cricket tournaments be conducted in Lower Kurram when the local sports complex does not have a usable cricket pitch? Players and local sports circles have also questioned the distribution of sports facilities across Kurram, particularly whether adequate attention and resources are reaching Lower Kurr...

  KikxNow , Digital Creator Have foreign athletes been competing in Pakistan’s National Games as representatives of Pakistan? Questions over merit, transparency and athletes’ rights are not new in Pakistan’s sports system. However, recent claims concerning the identity, nationality and eligibility of athletes participating in the National Games raise a more serious set of questions about the verification and registration process. Muhammad Noor Zai, a Wushu practitioner from Quetta, claims that he has details of eight athletes whom he alleges are Afghan nationals but who participated in Pakistan’s National Games as Pakistani athletes. Noor Zai has also presented a video and a list of the athletes. According to him, the identities, nationalities and eligibility of the athletes listed should be formally investigated. One of the names mentioned in his allegations is “Ibrahim.” Noor Zai claims that the athlete’s actual name is allegedly Sohail Ahmed Jafri and that he is from A...

  KikxNow , Digital Creator PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has launched a province-wide grassroots talent hunt aimed at finding the young athletes who could represent the province and Pakistan on national and international stages. The Directorate General of Sports, in a directive issued from Peshawar Sports Complex on September 18, 2026, instructed all Deputy Commissioners to immediately implement the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Sports Policy and activate a district-level talent identification drive. The initiative brings education and sports authorities together, directing District Education Officers and District Sports Officers to prepare coordinated action plans for their respective districts. The focus is not only on established sporting centres. Officials have been tasked with scouting promising athletes in public and private schools, local sports clubs, communities and remote, underserved areas. The selected athletes are expected to receive professional coaching, structured t...

  KikxN ow , Digital Creator PESHAWAR: Questions over the management, revenue and expenditure of sports grounds under Town-I Peshawar have resurfaced after an RTI application seeking detailed official records reportedly received no response. An application under the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Right to Information Act, 2013 , was submitted on August 29, 2026 , seeking information about sports grounds, their revenue, staff, Gymkhana Ground, cricket nets, salaries, expenditures and booking records. The requested information includes a complete list of all sports grounds within Town-I, their locations, area, ownership or administrative control, and details of the officers or branches responsible for their management. Information was also sought about employees deployed at each ground, including their names, designations, BPS grades, duties, salaries and allowances. The RTI application further seeks monthly and annual revenue details for the financial years 2023-24 and 2024-25 , incl...

  KikxNow , Digital Creator PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Sports Directorate has launched an online registration system for athletes across the province. For the first time, athletes’ data is being collected through a Management Information System (MIS) . Director General Sports KP Ashfaq Khan has also issued a notice to all District Sports Officers (DSOs), directing them to facilitate and ensure the registration process of athletes. All athletes can register themselves online through the Sports Directorate’s website, kpsdi.kp.gov.pk . The Player Registration option is available under the Public Service section at the bottom of the website. The initiative aims to establish a centralized digital database of athletes in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and organize athletes’ information through a dedicated management system. #KPSports #SportsKP #AthleteRegistration #MIS #KhyberPakhtunkhwa #SportsDirectorate #KP #Athletes #DigitalRegistration #PakistanSports  

  KikxNow , Digital Creator Peshawar: A response provided by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Sports Directorate under the Right to Information Act 2013 has raised more questions than it answers about the use of rooms at the department’s hostel, the rent being charged to occupants, and the status of VIP rooms. Journalist Musarrat Ullah Jan submitted an RTI request on September 15, 2025, seeking detailed information about VIP rooms, officials and other occupants living in the hostel, rent collection, house rent deductions, room-allotment policy, expenditure on repairs and maintenance, and utility bills. In a letter dated July 6, 2026, bearing reference number 17/RTI/2026 , the Deputy Director and Public Information Officer stated that there was no VIP room in the Directorate General Sports hostel. The department further stated that only one Directorate official was currently residing in the male hostel on a temporary basis. However, according to the official response, four people...

  KikxNow , Digital Creator A serious question is being raised about the posting of District Sports Officers (DSOs) in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Sports Directorate. How many districts across the province currently do not have a properly posted DSO, while some DSO officers appear to remain concentrated in Peshawar and Hayatabad Sports Complex ? At the same time, some Assistant DSOs are reportedly seeking opportunities to serve as DSOs, while the existing DSO officers were recruited through a formal examination process. The key question is simple: If several districts need DSO officers, why are some DSOs still restricted largely to headquarters, Peshawar and Hayatabad? Is there a clear, transparent and merit-based policy for their postings? The new Director General Sports and Secretary Sports should clarify: • How many districts currently have no DSO? • How many DSOs are currently posted at headquarters or in Peshawar? • What are the administrative reasons for keepin...

  KikxNow , Digital Creator Peshawar: The former Director General of Sports, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, has reportedly left the Athletics Association with a substantial financial burden as he left office, with the association’s organizers now bearing the consequences. During the National Athletics Championship held in Peshawar in June, the Provincial Sports Directorate announced that an international-level coaching course would be organized in the city. Following the announcement, the Athletics Association brought more than 30 coaches to Peshawar for a 12-day training course, most of them belonging to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. According to sources, the coaching course began on August 31 and continued for 12 consecutive days. The opening ceremony was attended by the newly appointed DG Sports, Ashfaq Khan, as chief guest, while the Secretary Sports attended the closing ceremony. The president of the Athletics Association, a serving bureaucrat, also appreciated the provincial government’s e...