KARACHI, Nov 29 Pakistan Army beat Police 25-20 in the opening match of the ninth National Men's Netball Championship at the Army Sports Gymnasium in Rawalpindi on Monday.
Army's goal shooter (GS) Nawab played a major role in the win as he scored 21 of the 25 goals scored by the winning team.
Army won their other match against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), too, with a 53-8 scoreline. GS Nawab scored 31 goals while goal attack (GA) Abdul Haq got 22.
Police, in their second match, edged out Wapda 23-21. GA Mohammad Zahid scored as many as 17 goals in the winners' tally.
In the day's other matches, Sindh beat Fata and Pakistan Navy while Punjab overcame Navy.Sindh first beat Fata 36-8 with GS Mohammad Ali and GA Jahangir Khan getting them 19 and 17 goals, respectively. Next they overpowered Navy 27-26.
Finally, Punjab defeated Navy 26-22 with GS Ghulam Mustafa getting 23 goals for the winners.
The three-day event is being organised by GHQ Rawalpindi under the supervision of the Pakistan Netball Federation (PNF).
