KARACHI: The International Tennis Federation (ITF), which is the governing body of the game, has awarded two international world ranking seniors championships to Pakistan.

The first event — the 20th AJ Mirza Pharma–Pakistan Championship — will be held in Karachi from Oct 25 while the second tournament will be held in Lahore from Dec 15 at the Bagh-i-Jinnah Lahore,

ITF has appointed qualified referees Khalid Rehmani and Shezad Akter Alvi to officiate in the Karachi and Lahore tournaments respectively.

Published in Dawn, August 23rd, 2014

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