KARACHI: Forward Mansoor Khan scored a brace as Pakistan Air Force (PAF) topped the Pakistan Premier Football League (PPFL) standings with a 3-0 win over Baloch FC Quetta on Monday.

Pakistan international Mansoor, a part of the national side in last month’s Asian Games and the friendly against Palestine earlier this month, opened the scoring in the third minute at Islamabad’s Jinnah Stadium before scoring his second two minutes before half-time.

His goals came either side of Mohammad Mujahid’s strike on the half-hour mark as PAF moved to 13 points from six matches, two points ahead of Karachi Port Trust (KPT).

The defeat left newly-promoted Baloch FC with two points after five games.

In Monday’s other match at the Railways Stadium in Lahore, National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) were held to a goalless draw by Pakistan Railways.

The point took NBP’s tally to seven from six matches while Railways have two points from five games.

Published in Dawn, October 21st , 2014

Opinion

Editorial

Plugging the gap
06 May, 2024

Plugging the gap

IN Pakistan, bias begins at birth for the girl child as discriminatory norms, orthodox attitudes and poverty impede...
Terrains of dread
Updated 06 May, 2024

Terrains of dread

Restored faith in the police is unachievable without political commitment and interprovincial support.
Appointment rules
Updated 06 May, 2024

Appointment rules

If the judiciary had the power to self-regulate, it ought to have exercised it instead of involving the legislature.
Hasty transition
Updated 05 May, 2024

Hasty transition

Ostensibly, the aim is to exert greater control over social media and to gain more power to crack down on activists, dissidents and journalists.
One small step…
05 May, 2024

One small step…

THERE is some good news for the nation from the heavens above. On Friday, Pakistan managed to dispatch a lunar...
Not out of the woods
05 May, 2024

Not out of the woods

PAKISTAN’S economic vitals might be showing some signs of improvement, but the country is not yet out of danger....