{"id":244582,"date":"2022-10-08T16:21:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-08T16:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/?p=244582"},"modified":"2022-10-08T16:21:00","modified_gmt":"2022-10-08T16:21:00","slug":"video-ex-chief-minister-omar-abdullah-shows-off-his-football-skills-in-srinagar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2022\/10\/08\/video-ex-chief-minister-omar-abdullah-shows-off-his-football-skills-in-srinagar\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Ex Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Shows Off His Football Skills In Srinagar"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Omar Abdullah, former union minister, playing football at a Srinagar school on Friday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Complete with a header, dribble and a dash,\u00a0Omar Abdullah, former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, put on a display of his football skills at the opening of a playground in Srinagar Friday evening. He shared videos on his social media handles.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In the clip that he posted on Instagram, he wrote, “It was great fun to kick around a football for a while. Thanks to the media team that held us to a well fought draw.” The clip was apparently part of a match between the organisers and guests, and some journalists.<\/p>\n

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National Conference leader Abdullah and fellow politician\u00a0Nasir Sogami took a tumble, too, but that didn’t hurt their spirit. Mr Abdullah put that out too, on Twitter.<\/p>\n

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For those of you not on @instagram<\/a> these are the videos I’d posted there. Was fun to be at the inauguration of a new 5\/7 a side football ground in Srinagar courtesy Woodlands House School. pic.twitter.com\/BhbTLm61FD<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) October 7, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The field is astro-turf at a sports facility run by the private Woodlands House School or WHS.\u00a0And in a place which has no night life \u2014 thanks both to the lifestyle and strict security presence \u2014 the ground is equipped with lights too.<\/p>\n

“Any and every one across the Valley is free to come and use this facility. We have a website where anyone can book their slot even 10 minutes before they decide to play,” said Vishal Singh from the facility management.<\/p>\n

Government officials say it’s the first school and facility of its kind in Kashmir. “I am sure many more people will come forward and create such facilities. This provides opportunities to our youngsters to excel in sports,” said\u00a0Sarmad Hafeez, Tourism And Sports Secretary for the UT.<\/p>\n

Education is among the biggest casualties of conflict in Kashmir for the past three decades.<\/p>\n

This year schools opened in March after remaining shut for almost three years \u2014 first due to prolonged curfew after revocation of the region’s special status under Article 370, and later due to Covid.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n