Players shocked as chopper lands in stadium

GUJRANWALA: On one hand the Punjab government is seen promoting sports activities through arranging Sports Festival while on the other hand its functionaries use a cricket stadium in Gujranwala as a helipad with several protocol vehicles bulldozing grass and pitch.

Geo News camera on Tuesday caught a helicopter, with chief minister’s adviser Sardar Zulfiqar Khosa on board, landing in the stadium during Under-19 T-20 match between Sialkot and Karachi.

The young cricketers were startled, seeing a chopper hovering and several vehicles entering the stadium. The game was stopped for some time during the chaos, the machine created in the ground.

The players lamented that it had become daily routine for the government functionaries to use the stadium as the helipad. They said that the landing of helicopters would destroy the ground.