National volleyball starts

TAXILA: Chairman POF Board 54th National Senior Men’s Volleyball Championship started here at the POF Sports Complex, Wah Cantt, on Friday.

Punjab, Wapda, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan Air Force (PAF) and Pakistan Ordinance Factories (POF), started the tournament strongly as they all won their matches 3-0.

As many as 14 teams including Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, Islamabad, Pak Army, PAF, Navy, Pakistan Under-19, Police and POF are competing for the title. The championship will conclude on April 10.

Published in Dawn, April 5th, 2025

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