Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs, Qaiser Ahmad Sheikh was the chief guest of the closing ceremony.
KARACHI: Punjab won the first PNSC Inter-Provincial Women’s Softball Championship, beating Balochistan in a sensational contest in the final of the championship organized under the supervision of Softball Federation of Pakistan and managed by Sindh Softball Association at the KPT Sports Complex ground.
After a thrilled competition, Balochistan faced defeat in the third innings by 14-13. The special guest of the final and closing ceremony was the Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs, Qaiser Ahmad Sheikh. The chief guest along with Asif Azeem, President of Softball Federation of Pakistan, and
Chairman KPT Syed Syedain Raza Zaidi distributed trophies and medals to the players of the winning and runners-up teams.
On this occasion Chairperson Softball Federation of Pakistan, Yasmin Haider, Chief Finance Officer PNSC Syed Jarrar Haider Kazmi, Vice President Tehmina Asif,
GM Combaxx Sports Zubair Macha, Senior Brand Manager Palmolive Fatima Siddiqui, Assistant Manager Admin PNSC Ayesha Leena, Manager Sports KPT Major (R) Mahmood Riaz, Syed Waseem Hashmi and others were also present.
Federal Minister Qaiser Ahmad Shiekh was thrilled at the support extended by both PNSC and KPT in promoting girls Softball Championship and assured to continue the support for the Pakistan Softball Team for the Olympic Games 2028.
He further said that I am very impressed with the game of softball. Players from all over Pakistan played well in the event. We will continue to cooperate with Softball Federation of Pakistan in the future to participate in international softball events.
President of Softball Federation of Pakistan Asif Azeem said that the special guest has won the hearts of softball players by participating in the closing ceremony.
No sport can flourish without sponsorship, Softball Federation Pakistan is hopeful that PNSC will fully support our future national events as well as international events. We are thankful to Combaxx Sports, Essa Laboratories and Palmolive for their kind support.
Chairperson, Yasmin Haider praised the participation of the participating teams in the championship and said that the team will be prepared for international events from this championship. All the players should continue their practice, she also congratulated the winner and runner-up teams.
Earlier in the final, Punjab won the event by defeating Balochistan 14-13 in the third innings. Iram and Hourina from Punjab scored three runs each, Fiza, Kiran and Mehek scored two runs each while Noor and Fahmida scored one run each.
Nayab scored three runs from Balochistan, Nida, Mubashira and Farzana scored two runs each while Zehra, Kaka, Nargis and Samia scored one run each.
Sindh was given the Fair Play Trophy in the closing ceremony.
