Peace through Sports
The latest episode of Jwandai Jazbey (Alive Spirit) discussed the importance of sports in regards to peace in the region.
Mr. Majid Ali Khan, sportsman and Mrs. Huma Hussain, physical education trainer were of the view that sports is the best method that can be used to overcome the growing intolerance and extremist attitude among youth, if proper planning is done by the state.
Mr. Majid said that sports is an essential component for personality development and enhancing skills like leadership, tolerance and respect for others. The youth of the region is talented but they lack the opportunities needed for exhibiting their skills. He further shared that tribal districts are the most neglected parts of the country when it comes to the provision of basic facilities and opportunities regarding sports.
Mrs. Huma Hussain, while talking about female participation in sports said that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Sports Directorate aims at providing sports opportunities to everyone, regardless of any discrimination. However, females rarely get the opportunity to participate in sports’ activities especially, in both, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the recently merged tribal districts. The government should provide equal sports opportunities to the youth regardless of their ethnic and religious backgrounds and gender ,she added.
The first report by Mr.Rehan talked about the Peace Cricket league held in Peshawar. Teams from different universities participated in the event including some national players as well. As per one respondent in the report, “the event was aimed at spreading the message of peace and love. Fortunately, peace has revived in the region and we are going to celebrate it with this event”.
The second report by Mr. Farid Shinwari from Khyber District took into account the recent announcements for sports activities.
Two live calls were received during the show.
About Sabawoon:
Sabawoon airs in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and the merged tribal Areas (FATA) since 2011. It began as a counter-radicalization, strategic communications program, designed to highlight and promote the fundamental governance values such as democracy, rule of law, women’s rights, equal citizenry, and social cohesion.
The show airs Tuesday through Thursday every week under three themes on FM-101.5 Peshawar and Dera Ismail Khan 711 kHz from 3:15 PM to 4:00 PM.
On Tuesday, Jarga Maraka covers current affairs and important regional issues with input from government and other senior officials. On Wednesday, Jwandai Jazbey airs and deals with issues of relevance to, and significance for youth, students. Issues of Women and socio-cultural affairs are discussed in Ranra on Thursday.
The primary objective of the show has been to underline the criticality of UDHR along with constitutionalism, fundamental rights, public accountability and the rule of law for countering extremism illegalities of all forms.