KARACHI, Aug 8: Mohammad Imran grabbed a late second half equaliser to propel Pakistan Navy into All-Pakistan Governor’s Gold Cup hockey quarterfinals after a 3-3 draw with Customs at Hockey Club of Pakistan on Monday. Customs, who are still in contention, opened the scoring through Mazhar Ali in the 15th minute before Navy’s Mohammad Azhar equalised in the 44th minute.

Azhar struck again two minutes later, while Customs equalised in the 53rd minute with a Hafiz Yasir strike and then went 3-2 ahead through Naeem Ahmad in the 59th minute. Imran dashed Customs hopes of a victory when he slotted home six minutes before time.

Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) also reached quarterfinals with a 5-2 victory over PWD. Mohammad Altaf gave SSGC lead in the seventh minute before Mudassir Abbas doubled the lead in the 28th minute.

PWD reduced the margin a minute before break through Uzair Ahmad. Uzair levelled the score with a penalty corner conversion in the 40th minute. SSGC battled back to go 3-2 up through Shabbir Ahmad three minutes later and netted the fourth in the 55th minute when Mudassir got his double. Sohail Abbas sealed the fate of the match with a 62nd-minute strike for SSGC.

Haseem Khan, Mohammad Anis, and Mohammad Nadeem struck twice in National Bank’s (NBP) 7-0 win over Balochistan. Anis netted in the sixth and 16th minutes before Haseem Khan netted in the 38th and 46th minutes. Nadeem found the cage in 50th and 64th minutes, while Owais Moeed completed the tally three minutes before time. Tuesday’s fixtures: KESC v Customs; PIA v Steel Mills; PTCL v NBP.