Ashiq Hussain emerges as leader in CNS Golf.

LAHORE -- Ashiq Hussain of Multan emerged as the leading contender at the end of the second round of this three-round CNS Golf Championship here at the Defence Raya Golf Course on Saturday.

Overnight, Ashiq was lagging behind but through a phenomenal performance in the second round, but he tops the leader board in this prestigious championship with two round scores of 73 and 65 and an aggregate of 138, six under par. From the competitive angle, the battle lines are clearly drawn and with two rounds to go, Ashiq Hussain will be up against foes and rivals like Ghazanfar Mehmood (Garden City), Zunair Aleem (Defence Raya) and Taimur Khan (PAF). Score wise, these three combatants have a coercive presence and although they trail the leader, they have the ability to surprise the top one, who currently at the end of second round prevails over them.

In the second round, Ghazanfar is at number two with two days aggregate score of 139, five under par. Zunair Aleem is placed at a score of 143, one under par while...