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Jammu & Kashmir women's football team

The 21-year-old Ashiq, captain of Jammu and Kashmir's all-woman football team which called on the minister, said she was pleasantly surprised to see how he wasted no time in redressing their grievances over the lack of sports-related infrastructure in the state. (Photo: Twitter)

From stone-pelter to captain of J&K women's football team, the story of Afshan Ashiq

The same hands that threw stones at the forces now ward off many a hard kick as she guards the goalpost.

06 Dec 2017 11:40 AM


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