HEC women team lifts Runners up with 6 Gold, 7 Silver, 9 Bronze

Men’s grab 2nd Runners up trophy with 2 Gold, 4 Silver, 7 Bronze

Chairman Dr Niaz Applauds Rizwan Shaukat, team managers Dr Shabbir Sarwar and Behar e Karam

The Educationist Report

KARACHI: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has registered a historic milestone at the Lok Sahaita 54th National Athletics Championships (Men & Women), held at NED University, Karachi from October 22–25, 2026. In a phenomenal display of athletic dominance, the HEC contingent completely outperformed all participating provincial teams—including Punjab, Sindh, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK)—and outclassed major national departments like the Pakistan Navy in the women’s division.

HEC team lifts runners up trophy in women and 2nd Runners-up trophy in Men ‘s category.

The Chairman of the Higher Education Commission Niaz Akhtar extended his heartiest congratulations to the HEC squad, sports division, managers and coaches and the winning players for orchestrating this monumental national victory.

According to the official final standings at the close of Day 4 (Sunday, October 25, 2026):

• Women’s Category Dominance (Runner-Up – 260 Points): Under the management of Women’s Team Manager Dr. Shabbir Sarwar and the coaches Nabeel Ahmad and Anees, the HEC women’s team safely secured 2nd place nationally with a massive 260 points, bringing home 6 Gold, 7 Silver, and 9 Bronze medals. With this tally, HEC decisively defeated Pakistan Navy (73 points), Sindh (86 points), Punjab (68 points), and KPK (1 point).
• Men’s Category Podium Finish (3rd Place – 165 Points): Under the team Manager Behar e Karam and coaches Mudassar and Billa, the HEC men’s division claimed 3rd place overall with 165 points, securing 2 Gold, 4 Silver, and 7 Bronze medals. The HEC men comfortably outpaced Punjab (113 points), KPK (42 points), Sindh (20 points), Police (19 points), and Pakistan Air Force (13 points).
• The prominent HEC players comprised Khadija Mehreen, Khaula Umer, Kinza, Gonish Batool, Nida Kareem and Sitara

In his special message, Chairman Higher Education Commission Dr Niaz Akhtar expressed immense pride in the winning players, stating that the systematic cooperation between the management staff and coaches has proved that Pakistan’s higher education institutions are the true breeding ground for elite national athletic talent. He reiterated the commission’s continuous support to the HEC sports department to help student-athletes excel at the highest national and international forums. He also congratulated the vice chancellors and directors sports of all medal winning players and partitions players and expressed the commitment to continue his all out support to the HEC sports.