KARACHI: The 7th Essa Lab Open Tennis Championship starts here at the DA Creek Club on Saturday.

The event is being organised by the Sindh Tennis Association (STA).

As many as 165 entries have been received for various events form Karachi, Hyderabad, Mirpurkhas and Lahore, the organizers said. Seeding for various events have also been finalised. Amin Shefi is the top Seed in juniors under-18 singles while Hasheesh Kumar is the top seed in the under-16 category.

Zoha Asim is top seed for the girls under-18 singles while Bilal Asim heads the under-12 singles.

Published in Dawn, September 8th, 2018

Opinion

Editorial

On press freedoms
Updated 03 May, 2026

On press freedoms

THE citizenry forgets, to its own peril, how important a free and independent media is in the preservation of their...
Inflation strain
03 May, 2026

Inflation strain

PAKISTAN’S return to double-digit inflation after 21 months signals renewed economic strain where external shocks...
Troubled waters
03 May, 2026

Troubled waters

PAKISTAN’S water crisis is often framed in terms of scarcity. Increasingly, it is also a crisis of contamination....
Iran stalemate
Updated 02 May, 2026

Iran stalemate

THE US and Iran are currently somewhere between war and peace. While a tenuous ceasefire — extended largely due to...
Tax shortfall
02 May, 2026

Tax shortfall

THE Rs684bn shortfall in tax collection during the first 10 months of the fiscal year is a continuation of a...
Teaching inclusion
02 May, 2026

Teaching inclusion

DISCRIMINATORY and exclusionary content in Punjab’s textbooks has been flagged in Inclusive Education for a United...