KARACHI, July 20: Four Pakistan's top squash players flew out of Karachi for Kuala Lumpur on Friday to feature in the Malaysian Open Squash Championship to be held next week.

Pakistan number one Mansoor Zaman is leading the Pakistan team that also includes the reigning Pakistan number two Aamir Atlas Khan, Yasir Butt and Farhan Mehboob.

The Malaysia Open will be held from July 23-28 in the Malaysian capital. The main rounds will be played from July 25.

Mansoor and Aamir, ranked among the world's top-30 players, are featuring in the main rounds of the US$40,000 Malaysia Open to be played on a 16-man draw. Farhan and Yasir will have to appear in the two-day qualifying rounds of the tournament.—PPI

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