KARACHI, Jan 24: Teams of Malaysia, Vietnam and Nepal are reaching Islamabad in the wee hours of Thursday for the ITF 14 and under boys and girls Asian Tennis championship group II which runs from Jan 26 to Feb 6, a PTF official said on Wednesday.

They will be followed by arrival of Sri Lanka later in the day while Bhutan, Myanmar and Bangladesh will reach on Friday.

Each foreign team will consist of three boys, as many girls and a coach.

Asian Development Officer, Suresh Memon, is also due to reach Islamabad on Thursday to supervise the event.

Hosts Pakistan would be represented by five boys and as many girls in the competition which will be held at Islamabad Club.

Pakistan squad

(Boys):

Heera Ashiq (captain), Syed Zohair Raza, Jibranul Haq, Aadil Azeem and Faizan Khurram.

(Girls):

Mehek Khokhar (captain), Aliya Hai, Ushna Sohail, Mehreen Izhar and Zoya Khan.

Coach: Mehboob Khan.

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