The doors of international squash have opened in Pakistan. After the ongoing Asian Team Squash Championship in Islamabad, Pakistan will host 4 international squash competitions in a row. In these international tournaments with a total prize money of $439,000, world-renowned male and female players will showcase their skills. Thanks to these competitions, local players will also gain enthusiasm, dedication and passion, and confidence will increase, while the arrival of international players to Pakistan will create a positive impression of the country at the international level, which will help in the revival and development of squash and other sports.
According to the details, male and female players from the member countries of the Asian Squash Federation have showcased their skills in the Asian Team Championship starting in Islamabad. Along with this, Pakistan will host 4 competitions included in the annual calendar of the Professional Squash Association. 3 of these tournaments with a total prize money of $439,000 will be held in Karachi.
The Silver Category Chief of Air Staff International Squash Championship 2026 will be played in Islamabad from November 24 to 28. The $40,000 championship will feature men’s events. Pakistan’s World Under-23 Champion Noor Zaman, who has moved up three places to 25th in the new international squash rankings, will be the top seed, while Pakistan’s world number one Ashab Irfan has been seeded 4. Ashab Irfan’s new ranking has improved by seven places.
Muhammad Asim Khan, who has reached 68th place in the world rankings, will be seeded 7. Pakistan’s Nasir Iqbal will also be in action in the championship. The three international competitions with a prize money of $399,000 to be played in Karachi will start with the $18,000 Chief of Naval Staff Championship.
The championship scheduled for December 1-5 at PN Roshan Khan, Jahangir Khan Squash Complex will also include a $1,000 Women’s PSA event. The Sindh Open International Squash Championship is scheduled for December 6-10 at the Creek Club. Noor Zaman will be the only Pakistani player in the championship. World No. 17 Yousef Salman of Egypt has been declared the top seed. In the women’s event, Egypt’s world No. 14 Salma Hani will be the top seed and her fellow world No. 19 Nida Abbas will be seeded 2. Equal prize money will be distributed in the men’s and women’s events in the $130,000 championship.
After the bronze category championship, an attractive prize money of $250,000 has been kept in the Karachi Open Championship of the Gold category from January 5 to 10, 2027. There is a prize of $125,000 in the men’s event, while the same amount will be distributed among the 32 players participating in the women’s event.