Kathmandu, March 14: The Secretary of Youth and Sports Ministry of Nepal, Mr. Kedar Neupane gave away the prizes to the winners of Nepal-Pakistan Friendship T-20 Cricket Tournament.

A total of 12 Nepali Cricket Clubs participated in the 10 day cricket tournament which was the 6th annual event of its type, organized by the Pakistan Embassy in Kathmandu.

Great Himalayan Cricket Club won the tournament while Angles Cricket Club was the runner-up.

Special guests at the occasion included Mr. Gyanendra Malla, Captain of Nepal International Cricket Team.

Addressing the occasion Mr. Neupane lauded the efforts of the Embassy in organizing this annual event and pointed to the huge potential for further developing bilateral relations between Pakistan and Nepal through organizing such sport events.

The Ambassador, Syed Haider Shah reiterated the commitment to continue to encourage efforts to bring the youths of two countries together.

This, he said was an important cornerstone of the people-to-people contacts between Pakistan and Nepal.

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