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6 days ago
- Sport
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Bahria wins Shuhada-e-Traffic Police Trophy
Winners and runner-up teams of Shuhada-e-Traffic Police Trophy basketball tournament are seen with Secretary Police Sports Board Muhammad Saeed along with Shahida Parveen Kiyani and Ghulam Mohammad Khan after the final. PHOTO: APP Bahria College Karsaz claimed a resounding victory in the final to lift the Shuhada-e-Traffic Police Trophy Girls Basketball Tournament on Thursday night after defeating Blastik Ballers by 25-15 at the International Abdul Nasir Basketball Court in Aram Bagh. Standout performances were seen by Saleha Noor (10 points), Dua Batool (8 points), and Raheema Irfan (7 points) led Bahria College to victory. For the runner-up team, Fatima Idrees scored 8 points, and Urooj added 7. Organized under the patronage of DIG Traffic Peer Muhammad Shah and hosted by Firdous Ittehad with support from the Karachi Basketball Association (KBBA), the tournament paid homage to the martyrs of the traffic police. The final match was witnessed by a large, enthusiastic crowd of basketball fans. In the awards ceremony following the match, Dua Batool was named Girl of the Tournament while Saleha Noor was declared Girl of the Final. Muhammad Saeed, Secretary of the Police Sports Board, graced the event as the chief guest and distributed trophies, medals, certificates, and cash prizes among the players. He praised the organizers and commended the players for their sportsmanship and skill, announcing that the tournament will now be held annually to continue honoring the legacy of traffic police martyrs. Also in attendance were Shahida Parveen Kiyani, President, Firdous Ittehad, Ghulam Muhammad Khan, Director Sports, Commissioner Karachi, Rotarian Sheikh Aqeel Ahmed. In his remarks, Ghulam Muhammad Khan extended special thanks to DIGP Peer Muhammad Shah for not only sponsoring the event but also contributing generous cash prizes and gifts for participants. He offered a heartfelt tribute to the fallen heroes of the traffic police. To conclude the ceremony, Shahida Parveen Kiyani presented a souvenir to Muhammad Saeed on behalf of Firdous Ittehad, in recognition of his continued support for youth sports and the legacy of public service.
Express Tribune
21-04-2025
- Politics
- Express Tribune
System errors may make 67,000 pilgrims miss Hajj
Almost 67,000 aspiring Pakistani pilgrims are at risk of losing their opportunity to perform Hajj allegedly due to system errors that delayed the processing of Hajj applications and the Saudi online portal closed on its deadline. The Hajj Organisers Association of Pakistan (HOAP) has appealed to the president, prime minister, and army chief to engage with the Saudi government to seek permission for the affected pilgrims. During a press conference at the Karachi Press Club, the Media Coordinator of the HOAP, Muhammad Saeed, requested the government to intervene in order to sort out the issue. He explained that the Saudi digital platform Nusuk was closed for application's submission a month earlier compared to prior year, resulting in issues for those whose visa applications were pending. He requested a 72-hour extension to be granted to them in order to secure visas for the remaining pilgrims. He stated that, Pakistan's total Hajj quota is 179,210, which is divided equally between the public and private sectors (50 per cent each). So far, only 23,000 applications have been confirmed, while 67,000 remain unconfirmed, of which 13,000 applicants have been excluded from the system. He noted that until 2024, extension had been granted in Saudi timeline for submission of applications, but this year, no such extension has been made in the deadline so far. Chairman of the Association, Zaeem Akhtar Siddiqui, added that the Government of Pakistan announced it's Hajj policy on November 27, 2024. Under this policy, the Ministry of Religious Affairs started accepting installment-based applications only for the government Hajj scheme from November 28 to March 25, in multiple phases. He further explained that on January 14, the ministry officially allowed the private sector to start receiving Hajj applications. Partial approvals for private Hajj packages were granted on January 8, and after addressing deficiencies, they were finalised by March 18. However, the Saudi system's deadline was February 21, after which it was closed.
