Falcon Sports Wins Shaheed-e-Millat Trophy Basketball Festival
Basketball Festival at Falcon Sports Complex in Karachi, featuring players and prize distribution at the Shaheed-e-Millat Trophy.
Falcon Sports Complex in Malir Cantonment hosted the Shaheed-e-Millat Liaquat Ali Khan Trophy Basketball Festival. Falcon teams won the reported junior and senior contests. The Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto team also claimed victory in the junior girls’ match.
Hundreds of spectators attended the festival. They enthusiastically supported the competing teams throughout the matches.
Five-year-old singer Noor Fatima entertained the crowd with national songs. She performed in the style of legendary singer Noor Jehan.
Prize Distribution and Awards
Shahida Parveen Kiani, head of the Karachi Basketball Association (KBBA) Girls Wing, distributed prizes. Group Captain Shehryar Khan also attended the ceremony. They were joined by Tariq bin Abdullah, CEO of festival sponsor ABT Pharma.
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The organisers presented a Certificate of Excellence to Ghulam Muhammad Khan. He serves as Patron-in-Chief of the Sindh Basketball Association. The award recognised his contributions to sports.
Festival secretary Shujauddin attended alongside several sports personalities. These included KBBA President Ghulam Abbas Jamal Chaudhry, Syed Muhammad Yousuf, Babar Hanif, Asad Ibad Ali and Aamir Sharif. Dilawar Abbas Khan and other guests were also present.
Basketball Festival Match Results
The festival featured competitive matches across junior, senior and girls’ categories. The reported results were as follows:
- Junior match: Falcon defeated the Allama Iqbal team 46–38.
- Senior girls’ match: Falcon defeated the Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah team 31–14.
- Junior girls’ match: The Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto team defeated Falcon Juniors 12–8.
Several players delivered impressive performances during the festival. They included Kainat Chishti, Zainab Shahid, Alishba Ali, Anabia Asif, Amina Ashraf and Fatima Idrees.
Other standout players included Osama Ahmed, Hammad Sami, Hassan Hashmi, Muhammad Moaz Ashraf and Zain-ul-Abideen Channa. Hassan Ali, Aneeka Asif, Fabiha Tariq, Umm-e-Hani and Urwa Anas also showcased their skills.
Zahid Malik, Tariq Hussain, Muhammad Ashraf, Naeem Ahmed, Zaima Khatoon and Nusrat Afzal served as technical officials and referees.
KBBA President Thanks Organisers
Ghulam Abbas Jamal Chaudhry serves as KBBA president and director of AirSial. He thanked the Falcon Sports Complex management for organising the festival. He particularly appreciated manager Shujauddin’s efforts.
Chaudhry also thanked ABT CEO Tariq bin Abdullah for sponsoring the matches. He acknowledged coordinator Syed Muhammad Yousuf for his support.
The festival brought together players, officials and basketball enthusiasts. It also provided young athletes with an opportunity to demonstrate their talent before a large audience.
