LAHORE, Dec 20: The 27th men’s National Basketball Championship will be played here from Dec 27.

Eighteen teams belonging to all affiliated units and those having playing rights will be taking part in the contest.

Pakistan Army will defend the title in the nine-day competition.

The participants are Army, PAF, Navy, Higher Education Commission, Police, Railways, Wapda, HBL, POF Wah, KESC, Pakistan Rangers Punjab, four provinces, Islamabad, Fata and Azad Jammu Kashmir.—APP