The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Sports, Syed Aqil Shah on Monday inaugurated Malik Cricket Academy situated at Ring Road Pishtakhara Chowk Peshawar. Director Academy Malik Farman Ali, President Peshawar District Cricket Association, Syed Fayyaz Ali Shah, Jehangir Khalil and Shahid Shinwari of FATA Olympic Association were present on the occasion, Syed Aqil Shah praised the role of academy and its Director for the promotion of cricket game and announced Rs. 2.5 million for the academy’s  development and provision of water. He said the people serving sports were doing a marvelous job therefore the government would assist them in all respect.

Earlier, players being trained at the academy were introduced to the Sports Minister. Syed Aqil Shah hoped the players trained at the academy would bring laurels for the province as well as country in the near future. He on this occasion said that an international standard cricket ground at a cost of Rs. 250 million would be made at Hayatabad Sports Complex and work on the same would be started in two months.