PAF oust Wapda in Volleyball

Published March 22, 2009

LAHORE, March 21 Pakistan Air Force, Pakistan Ordnance Factories, Army and Police entered the 44th National Men's Volleyball championship semi-finals at the Wapda Sports Complex on Saturday.

Defending champions Wapda failed to make it to the last four after the PAF stunned them 3-0 in the super-eight stage.

The PAF eventually won 25-19, 25-19, 25-17. Police thrashed the NWFP 3-0 with the score 25-16, 25-23 and 25-21.

The POF carved out a 25-20, 25-20, 25-13 victory against Punjab to enter the semi-final stage.

Sunday's semi-finals

PAF v POF; Army v Police.

Opinion

Editorial

Afghan hostilities
Updated 28 Feb, 2026

Afghan hostilities

The need is for an immediate ceasefire and substantive negotiations, with the onus on the Taliban to rein in cross-border attacks.
Cutting taxes
28 Feb, 2026

Cutting taxes

PRIME Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s plan to cut direct taxes for businesses in the next budget acknowledges the strain...
KCR challenge
28 Feb, 2026

KCR challenge

THE Karachi Circular Railway is being discussed again. It seems that the project, or, rather, the hopes of it, are...
A collective effort
Updated 27 Feb, 2026

A collective effort

CONSIDERING the relentless wave of terrorist attacks Pakistan has been facing over the past few weeks, the...
Criminalising criticism
27 Feb, 2026

Criminalising criticism

ISLAMABAD seems to have developed quite a thin skin. A letter sent to the prime minister on Wednesday by leading...
Utter chaos
27 Feb, 2026

Utter chaos

THE PTI is in disarray. The lack of discipline within its ranks, which it has long refused to address, is finally...