Lt Gen DP Pandey awarded players of Squay Martial Arts in the militancy-torn Shopian district encouraging them to excel in the sword art.
Gen Pandey, who is currently serving as the General-Officer-Commanding (GOC) of the Kashmir-based Chinar Corps, met the young and dynamic players of Squay martial arts in Shopian on Sunday.
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He encouraged them by distributing medals and awards and urged them to promote the sports, an official said.
Sqay is a Kashmiri martial arts form of sword-fighting. Armed Squay makes use of a curved single-edge sword paired with a shield, or one sword in each hand. (PTI)
