Inter-district basketball

Published January 14, 2010

KARACHI, Jan 13 Both the teams of district East, 'Greens' and 'Whites' emerged victorious against their opponents in the Karachi Inter-district basketball championship at the Nishtar park court on Wednesday.

Lawrence was on a scoring spree and despite producing valuable 24 could not save his team District West 'G' from suffering 48-65 defeat at the hands of District East 'G'.

Talha Awan turned out to be top scorer for winners with 18. Saifullah and Faizan contributed 15 and 8 respectively.

In the other match, District East 'W' registered first win in three outings when they disposed off District Malir 60-35.

Talha Amjad shone for the winners with 27. He was followed by Rizwan and Haroon with 10 and 9 respectively. Ali 11, Zaidi and Bilal eight each, were the scorers for losers.

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...