Pakistan girls netball team put up yet another brilliant show in the final on Friday to outclass Maldives by 60-35 goals and win the prestigious Asian Youth Girls Netball Championship-2025 at Jeonju Hwasan Gymnasium in Jeonju-si, South Korea.

Unbeaten throughout this competitive tournament, the Pakistan team received a huge boost when Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, in his wonderful message on Friday, praised the girls for their fabulous win.

"Shabash! Pakistan wins the Asian Youth Girls Netball Championship 2025," the PM tweeted on Friday. "A proud moment for the entire nation and yet another great milestone for Pakistan women in sports!

Special appreciation for staying undefeated throughout the tournament! Very Well Played!" said the PM his message.

On Thursday evening, too, the PM had sent a morale-boosting message to the Pakistan netball team, wishing them the best of luck for the final. "I wish Pakistan Youth Netball Team, proudly represented by our talented daughters, the very best of luck for the final tomorrow in the Asian Netball Championship in South Korea. Jeetay ga Pakistan!" the PM had said in his uplifting message.

Pakistan team took the court with a vengeance on Friday against Maldives who had posed stiff opposition to the winners in the group match earlier this week.

However, in the final, the Maldives girls netball team had no answer to the agile Pakistan outfit who dominated the game throughout with their aggressive and skillful display.

Pakistan's outstanding players in the final were Leya Raza Shah, Alisha Naveed, Sumayya Kouser, Haleema, Jasmine Farooq, Sumayya, Alina, Amani, Parisa and Farah Rasheed who never allowed the opposition to find its feet during the match.

Chairman, Pakistan Netball Federation, Mudassar Arain, President, Sameen Malik and Secretary General, Muhammad Riaz congratulated the Pakistan team on winning the prestigious championship.

Chairman PNF Mudassar Arain, in an exclusive chat with The Express Tribune after the final, lauded the brilliant efforts of the national girls netball team and said the they have done the nation proud by lifting the Asian Youth Girls Netball title.

"I am a delighted man today, as I am sure all the Pakistanis are on this tremendous victory by our girls netball team," said Mudassar. "I want to offer my heartfelt thanks to PM Shehbaz Sharif for his big support and morale-boosting message for the national team."

"It has been an unbelievable performance from the girls who stayed unbeaten throughout the tough tournament, defeating strong teams like hosts South Korea, Japan and Maldives," he said.

Mudassar also offered special thanks to Pakistan team's British coach Amanda Newton, who is a former England captain and a Commonwealth Games and World Cup gold medallist, for providing amazing training sessions and preparations to the Pakistan players in the build-up to this high-profile tournament.

"A big thanks to team coach Amanda who worked very hard with our players and did a fantastic training job which has paid handsomely here in this event," said the PNF Chairman.

"The PNF has always made efforts to pick talent from the grassroot level and train the netball players by providing them best facilities and giving them good exposure," said Mudassar.

The Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) must now take note of this superlative show by the Pakistan girls netball team in the Asian event and is required to release immediate grant to PNF so that the federation could carry on with its sincere and untiring efforts in maintaining Pakistan's winning record in the sport of netball.

It must be mentioned here that the PSB had disbursed sizeable grants to 22 sports federation last week but chose to snub the PNF for reasons best known to it.