Maliha Shah, Danish Sikandar and Atif Ali Naz Topped Champions; Qamar Zaman Graces Closing Ceremony
PESHAWAR:
The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Junior Squash Championship 2026 concluded in Peshawar Sports activities Advanced with Maliha Shah claiming the ladies’ Below-15 title, Danish Sikandar profitable the boys’ Below-15 crown and Atif Ali Naz rising champion within the boys’ Below-11 class.
Squash legend Qamar Zaman was the chief visitor on the closing ceremony and distributed prizes among the many gamers. He was accompanied by Buraq Builders Chief Govt Ali Haider Babakhel, Provincial Squash Affiliation Secretary Finance Wazir Muhammad, senior squash coach and chief organiser Munawar Zaman, and squash coach Muhammad Waseem.
Within the boys’ Below-11 ultimate, PAF’s Atif Ali Naz defeated Anas Rafai 11-9, 11-9, 12-10 to clinch the title.
Within the boys’ Below-15 ultimate, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Danish Sikandar overcame PAF’s Ayan Mahboob 11-6, 11-4, 11-7 to win the championship. Within the ladies’ Below-15 ultimate, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Maliha Shah beat her provincial teammate Parkha Ahmad 1a1-5, 6-11, 11-9, 11-9 to safe the title.
Addressing the ceremony, Qamar Zaman stated the provincial squash affiliation has at all times centered on junior gamers.
Alongside senior occasions, junior competitions are organised usually to determine new expertise on the grassroots degree and supply them alternatives to progress. He added that the championship provided younger squash gamers of the province a superb platform to showcase their expertise and compete in a provincial-level aggressive atmosphere.
On the event, Buraq Builders CEO Ali Haider Babakhel stated Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa has at all times produced nice squash gamers who’ve introduced glory to Pakistan on the worldwide degree. He introduced that extra squash occasions could be organised in future in collaboration with the provincial squash affiliation to present younger gamers higher alternatives to show their expertise.