PESHAWAR: In-form Muqaddas Ashraf, Komal Khan, Saima Shoukat, all from Wapda and Noor-ulHuda of Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited reached theNationalRedCrescentWomenSquashChampionship semi-finals here at the PAF Hashim Khan Squash Complex on Friday.

Lool(ing in excellent form, the Lahore-born Muqad das comfortably defeated Hira Ageel of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 11-5, 11-3, 11-6 in the quarter-final.

In the other last-eight matches, current U-19 champion Komal downed Noor-ul-Ain Ejaz of SNGPL 11-8, 11-5, 12-10; former national champion Saima Shoukat overcame Nimra Ageel of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 11-3, 11-7, 11-5; and Noor-ul-Huda stunned ZTBL`s Rushna Mehboob 11-6, 11-7, 7-11, 11-4.

In Saturday`s semi-finals, Muqaddas faces Komal while Saima clashes with Noor-ul-Huda.