KARACHI, April 29: A five-member Pakistan boxing squad leaves for Istanbul on Sunday to compete in the 2006 Comert Cup to be held from May 3.

A Pakistan Boxing Federation official said that the squad includes three boxers and two officials.

According to the official, the federation has decided to send a provincial team (Punjab) for the tournament due to unavailability of prominent national boxers.

Squad: Zeeshan Butt, Mohammad Tariq and Mohammad Noman Saeed.

Officials: Ali Asif (manager), Abid Hussain (coach).—PPI