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Commissioner declares Karachi “The Cricket City”

KARACHI: Commissioner Karachi Iftikhar Shallwani while declaring Karachi “The Cricket City” for the series of Pakistan Super League (PSL), decided that images of cricket legends will be displayed in different parts of the metropolis.

He said this while chairing review meeting for the arrangements of PSL at his office here, said a statement on Friday.

He said that special measures are being taken to make the PSL matches successful and memorable.

The surroundings of the National stadium and different areas as well roads and intersections of the metropolis will be decorated, he added.

He said that steps are also being taken for the arrangement of live streaming at different parks in the city with the support of former test cricketer Sadiq Muhammad.

Such live streaming would be arranged at about 10 parks where common cricket lovers could watch PSL matches, he added.

The meeting discussed the idea of live streaming of PSL matches at different parks with the support of former test cricketer Sadiq Muhammad as an organizer.

The meeting decided that the concerned deputy commissioners would take steps for the arrangements of live streaming with the coordination and cooperation of the organizer Sadiq Muhammad.

It was decided that the registration through whats-app would be mandatory for the people who intended to watch live streaming at parks.

DC South Salahuddin Ahmed, Deputy Commissioner East Ali Ahmed Siddiqui, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) representative and General Manager of National Stadium Arshad Khan, senior officials of Pakistan

Rangers, Police and Traffic Police and others notables also attended the meeting.

 

 

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M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.