KBBA announces two new tournaments
Additionally, he held a meeting with celebrated sports patron and President of Sawera Club, Javed Jhangra, appointing him as the Patron of the KBBA.
In a major development, KBBA has announced that a boys and girls basketball tournament will be organized after Ashura in honour of legendary sports figures Major Riaz Mehmood Leghari and Asif Azeem.
Furthermore, a grand-scale boys and girls basketball tournament is scheduled for Independence Day, to be held under the patronage of Pakistan Rangers.
At the tournament's awards ceremony, Field Marshal Hafiz Asim Munir Excellence Awards will be presented to distinguished individuals who have rendered outstanding services to the field of sports.
To oversee preparations for both events, a special committee has been formed, comprising Haji Muhammad Ashraf Yahya, Engineer Zain-ul-Abideen Channa, Aamir Sharif, Zaeema Khatoon, and Nusrat Afzal. The committee will be co-chaired by Ghulam Muhammad Khan, Director Sports to the Commissioner Karachi, and Ameen Pasha, a prominent basketball player.
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