Squash: Iqbal reaches Punjab Open semi-finals

KARACHI: Nasir Iqbal, Shoaib Hassan, Tayyab Aslam and Saqib Yousuf progressed to the semi-finals of the Punjab National Open Championship in Lahore. Top-seed Iqbal beat Hamza Bukhari 11-7, 7-11, 8-11, 11-8, 11-2 while Hassan qualified for the last-four courtesy an injury to Shah Nawaz. Aslam outplayed Ammad Fareed 11-9, 12-10, 11-6 and Yousuf defeated Israr Ahmad 11-7, 11-9, 11-5 to

complete the semi-final line-up.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 24^th, 2011.