KARACHI, Jan 22: Olympians Haider Ali and Asghar Ali Shah scored convincing victories over their opponents in the Pakistan Ranking Boxing tournament held Tuesday at National Sports Training and Coaching Centre (NSTCC).

Representing Wapda, Haider, proved too strong for Karachi Port Trust’s Sohail Ahmed, winning easily the three rounds. Later Asghar toyed with Punjab’s Mohammad Zarrar before referee stopped the contest.

Results:

Light flyweight: Imran Hafeez (Wapda) bt Syed Hassan (Army); Mohd Azam (KESC) bt Dilawar Hussain (Sindh)

Flyweight: Pervez Akhtar (Army) bt Obaidullah (KPT); Abdullah Qambrani (KPT) bt Abid Jan (KESC)

Bantamweight: Mehrullah (KPT) bt Abdul Majeed (KPT); Aqeel Ahmed (Army) bt Noshad Fateh (Sindh)

Featherweight: Haider Ali (Wapda) bt Sohail Ahmed (KPT); Shahid Jan (KPT) bt Hafeezullah (Sindh)

Lightweight: Sajid Raja (KPT) bt Atif Naeem (Punjab); Zahid Hussain (KPT) bt Irfan Ali Shah (Sindh)

Light Welterweight: Javeed Jan (KESC) bt Yar Muhammad (Balochistan); Asghar Ali Shah (KPT) bt Mohd Zarrar (Punjab)

Welterweight: Zakir Hussain (KESC) bt Farooq Javeed (Punjab); Kashif Mumtaz (Army) bt Khan Mohammad (KPT)

Light Middleweight: Mohd Anwar (Wapda) bt Mohammad Ali (Sindh); Andaleeb Khan (Army) bt Mushtaq Hussain (Balochistan)

Light Heavyweight: Janveer Shoukat (Army) bt Faizuddin (Balochistan).

Opinion

Editorial

Doctor attacked
09 Jun, 2026

Doctor attacked

AN act of reprehensible violence has shaken the medical community. On Saturday, an employee of the Provincial Civil...
AJK flare-up
Updated 09 Jun, 2026

AJK flare-up

The situation started deteriorating after a trader affiliated with the JAAC was reportedly shot in an altercation with law-enforcers.
Fault lines
09 Jun, 2026

Fault lines

THE April 8 ceasefire that halted hostilities between Israel and Iran has encountered its most serious test yet....
Soft on traders
08 Jun, 2026

Soft on traders

THE Fixed Tax Asaan Scheme for traders with an annual turnover of up to Rs200m has been designed as a ‘pragmatic...
Ceasefire in name
Updated 08 Jun, 2026

Ceasefire in name

Both sides accuse the other of violating the truce that was supposed to halt the conflict in April, yet neither appears willing to abandon negotiations altogether.
Damaged childhoods
08 Jun, 2026

Damaged childhoods

CHILD abuse is so prevalent that the UN ranked Pakistan as the least safe country for children. Even so, more than...