LAHORE: Shahnawaz, Yasir Butt and Mansoor Zaman all booked their semi-final spots of the International Squash Tournament at the Punjab Squash Complex here on Thursday.

The fourth quarter-final between Farhan Mahboob and Aaqib Hanif was still in progress at the time of filing this report.Shahnawaz toppled Waqar Mahboob in a four-game battle, lasting 64 minutes, 11-8, 7-11, 11-4, 11-7.

Mansoor also faced some opposition from Danish Atlas Khan before winning 12-10, 11-6, 6-11, 11-2 in 36 minutes.

Yasir faced no major hurdles as he swept aside Shoaib Hasan in 34 minutes to win 11-5, 11-7, 11-3.