KARACHI: Independence Day basketball festival begins here on Friday at the International Abdul Nasir basketball Courts at Arambagh.

The event will kick start with kids basketball match between Quaid-e-Azam IX and Shaheed-e-Millat IX.

Twenty four probables have been announced for the kids match. The probables have been advised to reach the basketball court at 5pm on Friday and report to Organizing Committee Chairman Abdul Nasir. SSP South Shiraz Nazir will inaugurate the event.

Probables: Saad Salahuddin, Rafay Salahuddin, M Daniyal Khan, Talal Ahmed, Areeb Amjad, Muhammad Zaid, Muhammad Muaz, Noman Ahmed, Zian Asif, Rafay Asif, Ahmed Imran, Asad Hafeez, Ubaid Hafeez, Hasan Ali, Huzefa Amjad, Sameer Saleem, Ahsan Iqbal, Huzefa Iqbal, Haris Shahid, Huzefa Ameen, Muhammad Ali, Ashfaq, Mazhar , Ubaidur Rahman and Yash Kumar.

Published in Dawn, August 9th, 2019

Opinion

Editorial

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...
Water vision
01 May, 2026

Water vision

WATER insecurity in Pakistan has been building up for decades as per capita water availability has declined from...
Vaccine policy
01 May, 2026

Vaccine policy

PAKISTAN has finally approved its first National Vaccine Policy; a step the health ministry has rightly described as...
Labour rights
Updated 01 May, 2026

Labour rights

THE annual observance of May Day should move beyond statements about the state’s commitment to the rights of...