"Team Pakistan! Welcome back after such a tremendous victory" were emblazoned on banners erected at Allama Iqbal International Airport, along with a picture of the team carrying the trophy.
Two mainstream newspapers, Greater Kashmir and Kashmir Reader had a similar headline.
Pakistan have received further reward for their unlikely Champions Trophy triumph after the International Cricket Council confirmed they'd risen two spots on the one-day international team rankings on Monday.
The Rising Kashmir had a headline on the front page, "Crackers go off as Pak pulls off stunning win over India".
Pakistan's victory against India in Sunday's Champions Trophy cricket final match at London's Oval ground not only broke millions of hearts of Indian fans, it also left hundreds of bettors and bookmakers broke. I got to one final with Pakistan and eventually got a medal!
It was Pakistan's first global 50-over title since the 1992 World Cup and a sweet moment for a team who have been unable to host worldwide cricket in recent years due to security concerns.
"To be appointed as captain of the Team of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017, which includes some of the finest and most attractive cricketers of this generation, is the flawless icing on the cake", Sarfraz said in an International Cricket Council statement.
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In the course of the Champions Trophy, Latif had used derogatory language over Sehwag's witty remarks on social media.
Pakistan's high flying attacking pace bowler Hasan Ali has become the highest wicket-taker in the tournament with 13 wickets in 5 matches at an average of 14.69 and economy of 4.29.
It was a remarkable turnaround of form for Pakistan, ranked No. 8 in the eight-team tournament.
"I hope this win will boost Pakistan cricket and hopefully all the (major) playing nations will come to Pakistan", said Sarfraz.
The Telegraph also played the hockey win big, though it was also acknowledged Pakistan's win.
"They made us make those mistakes because of the way they were bowling and the way they applied the pressure in the field and we have no hesitation or shame to admit that we could not play our best game today". That came in Sialkot, Pakistan, way back in 1978, in only the second ODI that the two rivals ever contested.
"Hopefully, we can post more than 300", Sarfraz said.
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