KARACHI: The Peshawar franchise of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) – to be called Peshawar Zalmi – will be dedicated to the children and teachers of the Army Public School (APS) who embraced martyredom in the brutal attack of Taliban on December 16,2014.
“Whatever we win will be dedicated to the martyrs of APS. This is our cause, the city’s cause, KPK’s cause,” franchise owner Javed Afridi, CEO of Haier Home Appliances, said.
“Zalmi, meaning youth, is just not a cricket team,” he said after unveiling the team logo at the premises of APS, an institution he is an alumnus of. “They are ambassadors of our frontiers, exponents of our sportsman spirit that lies in the hearts of every Pakistani.”
The logo, in the shape of a turban worn by the Pashtuns in the western frontiers of Pakistan, is in three shades blue, yellow and white signifying pride of the region, the skies and the energy of the people.
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