{"id":3234,"date":"2025-06-17T18:32:13","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T13:32:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/?p=3234"},"modified":"2025-06-17T18:32:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T13:32:13","slug":"traditional-shandur-polo-festival-to-begin-on-june-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/2025\/06\/17\/traditional-shandur-polo-festival-to-begin-on-june-20","title":{"rendered":"Traditional Shandur Polo Festival to Begin on June 20"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"203\" data-end=\"516\"><strong>The much-anticipated traditional Shandur Polo Festival will be held from June 20 to 22 at Shandur, situated at an altitude of over 12,000 feet amidst towering mountains. This festival is organized jointly by the governments of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan, and the Frontier Corps Khyber Pakhtunkhwa North.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"518\" data-end=\"892\"><strong data-start=\"518\" data-end=\"581\">A Unique Polo Experience at the World\u2019s Highest Polo Ground<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"518\" data-end=\"892\">The festival takes place on the world\u2019s highest polo ground, with all preparations now complete to welcome players and visitors alike. Alongside thrilling polo matches, the event will feature spectacular performances by paragliders and paratroopers, adding to the excitement and vibrancy of the celebrations.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"894\" data-end=\"1220\"><strong data-start=\"894\" data-end=\"939\">Draw for Local and International Tourists<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"894\" data-end=\"1220\">As in previous years, the Shandur Festival is expected to attract a large number of local and international tourists eager to experience this unique cultural and sporting event. The picturesque location and vibrant festivities make it a highlight on Pakistan\u2019s tourism calendar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The much-anticipated traditional Shandur Polo Festival will be held from June 20 to 22 at Shandur, situated at an altitude of over 12,000 feet amidst towering mountains. This festival is organized jointly by the governments of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan, and the Frontier Corps Khyber Pakhtunkhwa North. A Unique Polo Experience at the World\u2019s Highest Polo &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":3235,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[1610,1609,1611],"class_list":["post-3234","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-gilgit-baltistan","tag-shandur-polo-festival","tag-traditional-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3234","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3234"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3234\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3236,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3234\/revisions\/3236"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3235"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3234"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3234"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}