Overview
- At Mazar-e-Quaid, the Balochistan Olympic Association handed the torch to Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, who passed it to Sports Minister Mohammad Bux Khan Mahar to begin the relay.
- The Games are scheduled for December 6–13, 2025 in Karachi, with events planned across 24 city venues, according to officials.
- Organizers say the torch will traverse Karachi and other regions, include a ship segment across the Arabian Sea, visit Peshawar as the next host, then return to Karachi before the opening.
- Sindh’s chief minister unveiled the event logo and invoked Karachi’s sporting heritage, as organizers cited plans for more than 11,000 participants across 34 sports.
- A communique stated President Asif Ali Zardari will preside over the Dec 6 opening at National Stadium and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will attend the Dec 13 closing, while the province also announced a biennial Youth Olympics initiative.