ISLAMABAD, Dec 18: The Pakistan Ordinance Factory (POA) defeated Islamabad 3-0 on second day of the 42nd National volleyball championship at the Liaquat Gymnasium of the Pakistan Sports Complex on Monday.

Ehsan Iqbal, Saddi Ahmed, Sajjad Khan and Adnan played major role in POA’s 25-21, 25-12, 25-21 win.

Results:

Punjab bt Pakistan Boards 25-16, 25-16, 25-9; NWFP bt Railways 25-20, 22-25, 25-12, 25-20; Pakistan Navy bt FATA 25-16, 25-16, 25-15; Pakistan Army bt the Higher Education Commission 25-20, 25-15, 25-12; Wapda bt AJK 25-15, 25-20, 25-18; PAF bt Pakistan Steel 25-10, 25-12, 25-15.

Tuesday’s fixtures:

Army vs Pakistan Boards, Punjab vs HEC, Railways vs AJK, PAF vs Navy, Wapda vs NWFP, Police vs POF, Islamabad vs Sindh, Pakistan Steel vs FATA.—APP

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