Pakistan beat India three game to two in the Asian Volleyball Championship on Saturday to move forward in the tournament.
Pakistan won the first two games 25-23 and 25-21, but India were able to make a comeback in the seventh-eighth place match with two set victories with scores of 25-20 and 25-19.However, Pakistan came back strongly in the fifth and final set to win it 15-6.
Earlier, Pakistan came into the tournament unseeded and were drawn in Pool D with South Korea, Indonesia and Kuwait.Pakistan were second in the group with victories over Indonesia and Kuwait, their only loss came against table-toppers South Korea.
The players were seen chanting slogans of ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ (long live Pakistan) after the match.
