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Islamabad Wildlife Management Board
اسلام آباد وائلڈ لائف مینجمنٹ بورڈ
AbbreviationIWMB
Formation7 July 2015; 9 years ago (2015-07-07)
PurposeEnvironmentalism
Conservation
Ecology
HeadquartersPir Sohawa Road, Islamabad
Coordinates33°43′59.1″N 73°03′34.7″E / 33.733083°N 73.059639°E / 33.733083; 73.059639
Region
Margalla Hills National Park
Methods
  • Lobbying
  • research
  • consultancy
Chairperson
Rina Saeed Khan
Parent organization
Ministry of Climate Change (Pakistan)
Websitehttp://iwmb.org.pk/

Islamabad Wildlife Management Board (IWMB) is a Pakistani government body operating under the Ministry of Climate Change. It is mandated to protect, manage, and conserve the Margalla Hills National Park as its legal custodian.[1]

It was set up in 2015[2] under Section 4 of the Islamabad Wildlife (Protection, Preservation, Conservation and Management) Ordinance 1979. It was officially notified on 7 July 2015 by the Prime Minister of Pakistan.[3][4]

Rina Saeed Khan is the current Chairperson of the Board,[5][6][7] having been appointed in 2021.[8]

History

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The Federal Government of Pakistan issued the Islamabad Wildlife (Protection, Preservation, Conservation and Management) Ordinance 1979 to protect the environment and wildlife in the Islamabad Capital Territory. The ordinance provided for the establishment of the Margalla Hills National Park (MHNP) in 1980, covering the Margalla Hills, Rawal Lake, and Shakarparian. Moreover, a Wildlife Management Board headed by the Chairman of Capital Development Authority (CDA) and comprising of CDA as well as federal government officials was also notified under this ordinance. This Board, however, was dysfunctional, while the National Park was being managed by the Environment Wing of CDA without oversight.[9]

On 30 September 2014, Z B Mirza, a zoologist and field expert, filed a petition in the Islamabad High Court, calling to attention the poor condition of the MHNP. A meeting attended by Mirza, the Cabinet Division, and CDA officials led to a discussion of the Board, and the resulting recommendations were sent to the federal government. As a result, the Islamabad Wildlife Management Board (IWMB) was notified on 7 July 2015. Dr. Anis-ur-Rehman was appointed the Chairman via a Cabinet Division notification on 10 August 2015.[10]

No. Date Winner Runner-up Venue City Ref.
3rd Punjab Stadium Lahore
4th 21-22 January 2016 Gaddafi Stadium Lahore
5th 10-12 January 2017 Pakistan Army WAPDA Qayyum Stadium Peshawar [11]
6th 15-17 January 2018 Pakistan Army WAPDA Qayyum Stadium Peshawar [12][13]
7th 26-28 February 2019 Al Nadi Al Burhani Sports and Recreation Centre Karachi
8th

Karachi United School Championship

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Karachi United started the annual School Championship in 2005 in which students of local schools compete against each other. Initially, it included only the boys teams, but a separate tournament was introduced for girls in 2012. A junior (U-14) category was added in 2018.

Results of Boys' tournaments
Edition Year Winner Runner-up Ref
1st 2005-06 Karachi Grammar School [14]
2nd 2006-07 Karachi Grammar School [14]
3rd 2007-08 Karachi Grammar School [14]
4th 2008-09 Karachi Grammar School [14]
5th 2009-10 The Lyceum School Karachi Grammar School [15]
6th 2010-11 Karachi Grammar School Southshore School [15]
7th 2011-12 Nixor College The City School - PAF Chapter [16]
8th 2012-13
9th 2013-14 Karachi Grammar School Nixor College [17]
10th 2014-15
11th 2015-16 The Lyceum School Nixor College [18]
12th 2016-17 Nixor College Bahria College NORE-1 [19]
13th 2017-18 Nixor College Bahria College NORE-1 [20][21]
14th 2018-19 Cedar College Nixor College [22]
15th 2019-20 Nixor College The Lyceum School
16th 2020-21 Alpha College Sceptre College [23]
17th 2021-22 Cedar College Whales College
Results of Girls' tournaments
Edition Year Winner Runner-up Ref
1st 2013-14
2nd 2014-15
3rd 2015-16 Karachi Grammar School The Lyceum School [24]
4th 2016-17 SMB Fatima Jinnah Government Girls School The Lyceum School [25]
5th 2017-18 SMB Fatima Jinnah Government Girls School Aga Khan School Kharadar [26]
6th 2018-19 Aga Khan School Kharadar [27]
7th 2019-20 Aga Khan Higher Secondary School Karimabad SMB Fatima Jinnah Government Girls School [28]
8th 2021-22 Aga Khan School Kharadar The City School - PAF Chapter
Results of Juniors' (U-14) tournaments
Edition Year Winner Runner-up Ref
1st 2018-19 Foundation Public School [29]
2nd 2019-20 Agha Khan Garden Foundation Public School [30]
3rd 2021-22 Alpha School SMS Agha Khan

Muhammad Nowkhaiz is a Pakistani entrepreneur and founder of a variety of start-ups. Nowkhaiz has been a part of Shopistan, TaazaDaily, and was also a part of Careem as a Head of Strategy.

In July 2020, Nowkhaiz co-founded Retailo Technologies with his partners Wahaj Ahmed and Talha Ansari.

Contents

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Early life and education[edit]

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Nowkhaiz hails from Gujranwala, a small city located in the north of the Punjab province of Pakistan. His parents are from a village in Punjab called Narowal. His father was a banker by profession and his mother was a school teacher.

In 2004, Nowkhaiz got enrolled in Cadet College Hasan Abdal for his secondary education. He applied for the National Outreach Program at LUMS soon afterwards, and was admitted into the institute. After his first year at LUMS as an undergrad, Nowkhaiz chose Economics & Political Sciences as his dual-major.

Corporate experience and employment[edit]

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After graduating from LUMS in 2013, he took a job at Bagitt, a start-up founded by a fellow LUMS graduate. While the start-up did not survive, it gave Nowkhaiz the knowledge of running a start-up as well as the digital side of retailing. It was during this time that Rocket Internet was venturing into the Pakistani market by starting a few companies to test the waters. He then worked as Shopistan as Head of Strategy till 2016, the same year he founded Tazadaily, a subscription-based grocery start-up.

Careem Pakistan[edit]

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In December 2016, Nowkhaiz joined Careem Pakistan as a Vendor Manager, after his friend and now co-founder of Retailo, Wahaj Ahmed convinced him to. Nowkhaiz had to navigate the relationship between Careem and the automobile giants that the company had partnered up with, as the latter dictated which captains (or drivers) would drive their vehicles. However, Nowkhaiz did not enjoy working in this capacity, and soon became a Performance Manager working primarily to come up with incentive programs for the captains joining Careem. He led the strategy team that worked on Careem’s Super App strategy post-Uber acquisition.

In November 2017, Nowkhaiz took on a job in Careem Dubai as a Pricing Analyst and, in just a few months, became the head of the pricing team in Dubai. In July 2020, he left his job at Careem to launch a startup.

Co-founding Retailo[edit]

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In July 2020, Nowkhaiz co-founded Retailo Technologies with his partners Wahaj Ahmed and Talha Ansari, both of whom were also fellow Careem alums. Retailo is the "fastest-growing" B2B startup in MENAP, digitizing retail supply chains in the region. After raising $2.3 million in pre-seed funding in October, Retailo closed a $6.7 million seed round in May 2021 to expand its operations in Saudi Arabia and Pakistan before launching in other regional markets. As a B2B app, Retailo helps retailers adopt an app-based way of acquiring goods for their retail outlets. Retailo headquarters are located in Riyadh, and the company operates in both Saudi Arabia and Pakistan.

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Muhammad Nowkhaiz is a Pakistani entrepreneur and founder of a variety of different start-ups. Nowkhaiz has been a part of Shopistan, TaazaDaily, and was also a part of Careem as a Head of Strategy.

In July 2020, Nowkhaiz co-founded Retailo Technologies with his partners Wahaj Ahmed and Talha Ansari.

Early Life And Education

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Nowkhaiz is originally from Gujranwala, a small city located in the north of the Punjab province of Pakistan. His parents are from a village in Punjab called Narowal. His father was a banker by profession and his mother was a school teacher.

In 2004, Nowkhaiz got enrolled in Cadet College Hasan Abdal, a prestigious boarding school near Islamabad for his secondary education. Although a boarding school was something his parents could not easily afford, the boarding school education would be pivotal in helping Nowkhaiz enlist in the Pakistani armed forces.  

However, during his first year of his Intermediate education, he heard of the NOP or the National Outreach Program at LUMS. The NOP was established to provide opportunities for higher education at prestigious universities to capable students from all over the country who lacked the financial resources to fund their education.

During his preparatory classes at LUMS, before his admission to the university, the general atmosphere and infrastructure of the university piqued his interest, and much to the disappointment of his parents, he abandoned the notion of joining the army.

After his first year at LUMS as an aspiring undergrad, Nowkhaiz chose Economics & Political Sciences as his dual-major. Nowkhaiz did fear that he was out of place at this institute that accepted students mostly from wealthier backgrounds. Because he completed his credit hours by taking extra courses in the summer semesters, he graduated six months earlier than his batchmates.  His reason to do so was simple: get a head start over his peers and secure a job before them.

Corporate experience and employment

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However, because no recruitment cycles were running during this time, he took a job at a start-up founded by a fellow LUMS graduate called Bagitt. While the start-up did not survive, it gave Nowkhaiz the exposure he needed to understand the essentials of running a start-up as well as the digital side of retailing.

It was during this time that Rocket Internet was venturing into the Pakistani market by starting a few companies to test the waters.

Careem Pakistan

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In 2016, Nowkhaiz joined Careem Pakistan as a Vendor Manager, after his friend and now co-founder of Retailo, Wahaj Ahmed convinced him that Careem would broaden his horizons and give him new opportunities to explore. As a Vendor Manager, Nowkhaiz had to navigate the relationship between Careem and the automobile giants that the company had partnered up with, as the latter dictated which captains (or drivers) would drive their vehicles.

However, Nowkhaiz did not enjoy working in this capacity. Eventually, Nowkhaiz became a Performance Manager working primarily to come up with incentive programs for the captains joining Careem.

In November 2017, Nowkhaiz took on a job in Careem Dubai as a Pricing Analyst and in just a few months became the head of the pricing team in Dubai. In July 2020, he left his job at Careem to pursue his life-long dream of launching a startup with his friends, Wahaj Ahmed and Talha Ansari, both of whom were also fellow Careem alums.

Co-Founding Retailo

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In July 2020, Nowkhaiz co-founded Retailo Technologies with his partners Wahaj Ahmed and Talha Ansari. Retailo is the fastest-growing B2B startup in MENAP, digitizing retail supply chains in the region. It is currently the largest B2B platform for shop owners. As a B2B business app, Retailo is helping retailers adopt an app-based way of acquiring goods for their retail outlets. Retailo headquarters are located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and the company has a huge foothold in both Saudi Arabia and Pakistan.

Muhammad Talha Ansari
محمد طلحہ انصاری
NationalityPakistani
EducationInstitute of Business Administration, Karachi (BBA)
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur, venture development manager, business analyst
OrganizationRetailo

Muhammad Talha Ansari is a Pakistani entrepreneur, venture development manager, and business analyst. He was a part of Foodpanda and Careem in different capacities before co-founding Retailo Technologies, a digital B2B platform, in July 2020.[31][32]

Work history

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Foodpanda

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After completing his BBA from IBA Karachi in 2012,[33] Talha joined Foodpanda, a venture by Team Rocket. As a BI analyst, he gathered insights that were then relayed to the Foodpanda senior management headquartered in Berlin. During this time, his primary focus was on generating insights on online traffic, conversion rates, and the viability of both online and offline marketing campaigns. He was then promoted to a Venture Development Manager at Foodpanda.

In August 2014, Talha became Foodpanda's youngest CEO[34] and managing director. In his two-and-a-half-year tenure as the CEO, Talha turned the EBIDTA positive and tripled the company's yearly sales.[35]

Careem Pakistan

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In 2016, Talha joined Careem Pakistan as Director Operations.[36] He built and led the team responsible for the growth of the 0.3 million drivers (known at Careem as captains) across 11 major cities of Pakistan. This team developed worked to acquire effective supply and manage the rapid demand in growth. It also worked on a program to attract and register female drivers. He also worked on designing a comprehensive driver (captain) background check policy by partnering up with respective law enforcement agencies to implement it.

Careem UAE

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In May 2018, Talha relocated to Dubai as the Senior Director of Operations of the UAE branch of Careem.

Co-founding Retailo

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In July 2020, Talha co-founded Retailo Technologies with his partners Wahaj Ahmed and Muhammad Nowkhaiz, both of whom were also fellow Careem alums.[37][38][39] Retailo is the "fastest-growing" B2B startup in MENAP,[40][41] digitizing retail supply chains in the region. After raising $2.3 million in pre-seed funding in October, Retailo closed a $6.7 million seed round in May 2021 to expand its operations in Saudi Arabia and Pakistan before launching in other regional markets.[42] As a B2B app, Retailo helps retailers adopt an app-based way of acquiring goods for their retail outlets.[43][44] Retailo headquarters are located in Riyadh,[45] and the company operates in both Saudi Arabia and Pakistan.[46]

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References

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2020 PFF National Challenge Cup
Tournament details
CountryPakistan
Venue(s)Punjab Stadium, Lahore,
Fame FC Ground, Lahore
Dates30 November–20 December 2020[1]
Teams28
Defending championsPakistan Army
Final positions
ChampionsWAPDA (1st title)
Runner-upSui Southern Gas
Third placePakistan Army
Fourth placeKarachi Port Trust
Tournament statistics
Matches played58
Top goal scorer(s)Umair Ali (7 goals)
← 2019
2021 →

All statistics correct as of March 25, 2021.
Wahaj Ahmed
وہاج احمد
NationalityPakistani
OccupationEntrepreneur
OrganizationRetailo

Wahaj Ahmed is a Pakistani growth hacker, marketing manager, ex-associate at McKinsey, and an entrepreneur. In July 2020, Wahaj launched an app-based B2B startup called Retailo with his fellow Careem alums, Talha Ansari and Muhammad Nowkhaiz.[2]

Early life and education

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Wahaj scored straight A’s in his Cambridge O’ Level examinations. However, when he progressed onto his A-Levels, he felt more interested in playing video games and preferred it over his studies, resulting in him passing with only mediocre grades. In fact, he claims he saw gaming as a “retreat”.[3]

Such was his love for video games that he applied to LUMS in 2010 solely because he heard of a computer lab at the institute that housed an Xbox available to students 24/7. It was here at LUMS where he reacquainted himself with his love for knowledge and decided to pursue a bi-major in Accounting as well as Finance with a minor in Computer Science.[4] It was during one of these many gaming sessions that he met Muhammad Nowkhaiz, one of his fellow co-founders at Retailo in 2013.[3]

Hailing from a middle-class section of the Pakistani population, Wahaj and his family were not very financially strong. In fact, his father had to sell some of their property to finance his education. Wahaj graduated with a 2.7 GPA and felt disappointed in himself for not being able to perform better.

Corporate experience

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Wahaj wanted to shun the stereotype that students of LUMS liked to hop from job to job trying to figure where their strengths lay. However, he fell down the same rabbit hole and hopped from company to company trying to figure out where he fit best. He did initially venture into content writing but felt he was a more operations-oriented individual and wanted something a little livelier. However, Wahaj says he owes a lot of what he learned about money markets, capital markets, and how companies are valued from his days at different content writing agencies.[3]

When Wahaj finally wedged his way into a Rocket Internet ride-sharing startup called TRIBDA, he promised himself he was going to stick in this position in the company. As luck would have it, TRIBDA closed its worldwide operations only six months after it first launched.

Wahaj then moved onto Daraz, another booming Rocket Internet startup in November 2014 as an online marketing manager. It was here that he first familiarized himself with the scope and potential of digital products and online marketing in the region. In his almost two years at Daraz, Wahaj was responsible for overseeing GDN and SEM-based campaigns in all Jumia (Asian) countries.

Careem Pakistan

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Wahaj interviewed for Careem Pakistan while he was still at Daraz. His hiring manager, Junaid Iqbal asked to him join Careem the very next day, and attend a marketing summit in Dubai. Since he wanted to leave the company on a good note, his manager facilitated his farewell at Daraz, and Wahaj moved on to Careem as a marketing manager in May 2016.[5]

Initially, his job at Careem was to bring more customers onto the platform. However, he soon realized that it was not the customers that were missing on the Careem app, but rather the captains (company term for drivers). He requested Junaid to let him work on captain acquisition instead and started working on developing the first captain funnels at Careem. Under his insightful leadership, Careem employed the SMS and WhatsApp-based acquisition engines to hire captains and reduced the average onboarding time from five days to two days. As a result of this, his job title at Careem was changed to that of a “Growth Hacker”.

Wahaj describes his role at Careem as that of a “fixer” as he “oscillated” from the cities of Islamabad, Lahore, and Karachi handling different crises as they came.[3]

McKinsey

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A general manager in the Karachi branch of Careem left the company in September 2016, leaving the position vacant. The job was offered to Wahaj and while he was initially reluctant to accept an upper-management role at the age of only 25, his manager reassured him that he was a great fit for the role. On the same day that Wahaj was promoted to the position of General Manager at Careem[6], he received his fellowship acceptance at McKinsey.[4]

He went to his manager at Careem, Mudassir Sheikha for some much-needed guidance. Sheikha talked to his friend Salman Ahmed, who at the time was the managing director of McKinsey to help Wahaj out. Salman offered a one-year deferment of Wahaj’s fellowship at McKinsey and Wahaj gladly accepted as this meant that he would be able to take up the position of GM at Careem Pakistan.

When Wahaj finally joined McKinsey in July 2017[7], he loved the rigorous training that the organization provided, and aimed to become a partner at the company.

Launching Retailo

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Joining McKinsey gave Wahaj a bird’s eye view of the industries in the region as well as where there were opportunities for innovation and growth. It was here that he decided that he wanted to work to transform the way retailers order commodities for their shops. The initial MVP was the beta version of an app that only cost Rs. 30,000 (around USD 185). He was given the idea to launch this app-based way of ordering grocery items for small retail outlets in Saudi Arabia instead of Pakistan as the former was more technologically adept and could better appreciate the product. However, because of the very successful soft launch in Pakistan, Wahaj also decided to launch Retailo in Pakistan as well. He then convinced his friends Talha Ansari and Muhammad Nowkhaiz to come to join him in this exciting venture.[8]

In October 2020, the firm received $2.3 million in a pre-seed fundraising round.[7] Retailo's overall investment has now hit $9 million, just nine months after it began operations.[9] It is supported by Shorooq Partners, which spearheaded both rounds of funding, as well as Abercross Holdings in the United Kingdom, AgFunder in Silicon Valley, and Arzan Venture Capital in the Middle East.[7]

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The 2020 PFF National Challenge Cup was the 29th edition of domestic cup competition in Pakistan. 28 teams participated in the competition, commencing from 30 November and concluding on 20 December 2020. The competition was held in Lahore, with Punjab Stadium and Fame FC Ground hosting all the matches.[1]

Teams

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The 28 teams participating in the tournament are as follows:[1][2]

Notes
TH = Challenge Cup title holders; PPL = Pakistan Premier League winners

Group stage

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Pakistan Air Force 3 3 0 0 9 0 +9 9 Advance to Knockout round
2 Pakistan Police 3 1 1 1 7 4 +3 4
3 National Bank 3 1 1 1 4 6 −2 4
4 Asia Ghee Mills 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0
Updated to match(es) played on 26 July 2019. Source: GSA
Pakistan Air Force4–0Asia Ghee Mills
Irfan Ali 45'
Mansoor 59' (pen.), 67'
M. Faisal Yaseen 61'		 Report
Attendance: 500
National Bank2–2Pakistan Police
Basit Ali 42'
Maqbool 67'		 Report Tariq 28', 53'
Pakistan Air Force2–0Pakistan Police
Ali Raza 64', 84' Report
National Bank2–0Asia Ghee Mills
Maqbool 20'
Sher Ali 88'		 Report
Attendance: 200
Pakistan Police5–0Asia Ghee Mills
Report Jamil 31'
M. Hanif 49'
Yousaf Ali 75', 80'
Nabeel 87'
National Bank0–3Pakistan Air Force
Report Sohail Jr. 47'
M. Faisal Yaseen 90+3'
Mansoor 90+4'

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sui Southern Gas 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4 Advance to Knockout round
2 Pakistan Navy 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 3
3 Pakistan Television 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 1
Updated to match(es) played on 28 July 2019. Source: GSA
Pakistan Navy2–0Pakistan Television
Awais Gul 66'
Abdurl Rehman 89'		 Report
Sui Southern Gas1–1Pakistan Television
Zain-ul-Abden 58' Report Adnan Khan 41'
Sui Southern Gas2–1Pakistan Navy
Saadullah 10'
Zakir Lashari 39'		 Report Farhaullah 73'

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Pakistan Army 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7 Advance to Knockout round
2 Civil Aviation Authority 3 1 2 0 8 2 +6 5
3 PFF Tigers 3 0 2 1 1 2 −1 2
4 Pakistan Railways 3 0 1 2 1 8 −7 1
Updated to match(es) played on 25 July 2019. Source: GSA
Pakistan Army1–0PFF Tigers
M. Jamil 90' Report
Attendance: 500
Civil Aviation Authority6–0Pakistan Railways
M. Waheed 4', 45+5', 60', 71', 78', 79' Report
Attendance: 700
PFF Tigers0–0Civil Aviation Authority
Report
Pakistan Army1–0Pakistan Railways
Ali Raza 9' Report
Civil Aviation Authority2–2Pakistan Army
Shakeel Ahmed 6'
M. Waheed 62'		 Report M. Nasir 31', 51'
Pakistan Railways1–1PFF Tigers
M. Saleem 90+2' Report Naik Alam 13'

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Khan Research Laboratories 3 2 1 0 8 0 +8 7 Advance to Knockout round
2 WAPDA 3 2 1 0 5 0 +5 7
3 Karachi Port Trust 3 1 0 2 1 8 −7 3
4 Karachi United 3 0 0 3 0 6 −6 0
Updated to match(es) played on 24 July 2019. Source: GSA
Khan Research Laboratories3–0Karachi United
Izharullah 29'
Iftikhar A. Khan 41'
Umair Ali 90+1'		 Report
WAPDA3–0Karachi Port Trust
Zubair Qadeer 10'
Ashfaquddin 23'
Adnan Saeed 57'		 Report
WAPDA2–0Karachi United
Zubair Qadeer 18'
Ashfaquddin 78'		 Report
Khan Research Laboratories5–0Karachi Port Trust
Arslan Ali 17'
Izharullah 29'
Iftikhar A. Khan 39'
Imran Khan 65'
Umair Ali 83'		 Report
Khan Research Laboratories0–0WAPDA
Report
Karachi Port Trust1–0Karachi United
Fareed Ahmed 21' Report

Knockout Round

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Quarter Finals

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Pakistan Air Force0–3WAPDA
Report Usman Manzoor 29'
Ashfaquddin 32', 75'
Sui Southern Gas1–0Civil Aviation Authority
Habib-ur-Rehman 34' Report
Khan Research Laboratories6–1Pakistan Police
Umair Ali 1', 44', 87'
Zaid Umer 53'
Imran Khan 59'
Zeeshan Siddiqui 80'		 Report M. Yousaf 40'
Pakistan Army2–0 (a.e.t.)Pakistan Navy
Abbas 101'
Zil Hasnain 113'		 Report
Attendance: 2,000

Semi Finals

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WAPDA0–1Sui Southern Gas
Hussain 23'
Khan Research Laboratories0–0 (a.e.t.)Pakistan Army
Report
Penalties
  • Umair Ali soccer ball with check mark
  • Iftikhar A. Khan soccer ball with red X
  • Shahid soccer ball with red X
  • Ghulam Fareed soccer ball with red X
 1–3
  • soccer ball with check mark Nisar Ahmed
  • soccer ball with check mark Najeeb-ur-Rehman
  • soccer ball with check mark M. Jamil

Third place

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WAPDA0–1Khan Research Laboratories
Report Umair Ali 90'

Final

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Main article: 2019 PFF National Challenge Cup final

Details

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Sui Southern Gas2–3Pakistan Army
Saadullah 41'
M. Tahir 52'		 Report Abbas 67', 75'
Ali Raza 77'

Bracket

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
29 July – 15:00
 
 
Pakistan Air Force0
 
1 August – 18:00
 
WAPDA3
 
WAPDA0
 
30 July – 20:00
 
Sui Southern Gas1
 
Sui Southern Gas1
 
4 August – 21:00
 
Civil Aviation Authority0
 
Sui Southern Gas2
 
31 July – 17:00
 
Pakistan Army3
 
Khan Research Laboratories6
 
2 August – 18:00
 
Pakistan Police1
 
Khan Research Laboratories0 (1)
 
31 July – 20:00
 
Pakistan Army (a.e.t.)(P)0 (3) Third place
 
Pakistan Army (a.e.t.)2
 
3 August – 21:00
 
Pakistan Navy0
 
WAPDA0
 
 
Khan Research Laboratories1
 

Statistics

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Top goalscorers

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As of 4 August 2019''[3]
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Muhammad Waheed Civil Aviation Authority 7
2 Umair Ali Khan Research Laboratories 6
3 Ashfaqquddin Babar WAPDA 4
4 Mansoor Khan Pakistan Air Force 3
5 Ali Raza Pakistan Air Force 2
Muhammad Tariq Pakistan Police
Iftikhar Ali Khan Khan Research Laboratories
Izharullah Khan Khan Research Laboratories
Muhammad Nasir Pakistan Army
Ali Raza Pakistan Army

Clean Sheets

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As of 4 August 2019[4]
Rank Player Team C
1 Abdul Basit WAPDA 4
Nasrullah Khan Research Laboratories 4
2 Ghanzafar Yaseen Pakistan Air Force 3
3 Saqib Hanif Sui Southern Gas Company 2
4 Murad Khan PFF Tigers 1
Shehroz Ahmed Pakistan Navy 1
Ahmed Manzoor Pakistan Army 1
Sameer Ahmed Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority 1

Awards

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As of 4 August 2019[5]
Award Player Club
Top Scorer Muhammad Waheed Civil Aviation Authority
Most Valuable Player Saadullah Khan Sui Southern Gas
Best Goalkeeper Ahmed Manzoor Pakistan Army
Fair Play — Pakistan Air Force

References

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  1. ^ a b "PFF National Challenge Football Cup From July 19". {{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help)
  2. ^ {{cite news}}: Empty citation (help)
  3. ^ "National Challenge Cup". globalsportsarchive.com. Global Sports Archive. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
  4. ^ "Army reclaim National Challenge Cup title [The News]". footballpakistan.com. Football Pakistan. August 6, 2019. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
  5. ^ "Army reclaim National Challenge Cup title [The News]". footballpakistan.com. Football Pakistan. August 6, 2019. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
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