Squash

Saad Shahid – Rising Squash Sensation

by Absar on July 20, 2011 · 1 comment

in Squash

His lover affair with squash began when he was seven years old and today he is one of the most promising players in the world of squash.  Roshan Khan Jehangir Khan Squash Club in Karachi was the nursery where Saad Shahid came into being as a Squash player.  Moving through international tournaments like a hurricane, [...]

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Jansher “The King” Khan

by Absar on May 16, 2011 · 1 comment

in Squash

For almost fifty years Pakistan had dominated the world of Squash. The era began with the great Hashim Khan who revolutionized squash with his fitness craze and ended with Jansher Khan. Just imagine coming onto the scene when legendary Jahangir khan was at his prime and had just completed a record run of wins, remaining [...]

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I am Legend – Jahangir Khan

by Absar on May 10, 2011 · 6 comments

in Squash

In a country where news channels have a section for sports and then one on cricket and where people sometimes unwittingly say that cricket is the national game, it’s easy to understand how squash in the country went from producing a great like Jahangir Khan to being an obsolete sport. I swear! I don’t understand [...]

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History of Squash in Pakistan

by Hasan on February 17, 2011 · 6 comments

in Featured,Sport,Squash

While hockey is the national sport of Pakistan, squash is the sport which makes the country famous.  For the better part of five decades, Pakistan has completely dominated squash like no other place in the world.  Between 1950 and 1997, Pakistan won more than 30 British Open titles, 14 World Open titles, and many PSA [...]

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