Daily Times

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) president Khalid Sajjad Khokhar on Wednesday announced to establish a state-of-art hockey academy and added that attention would be given on the development of national game. He was talking to media at Naseer Bunda Hockey Stadium Islamabad here. PHF secretary general Shahbaz Senior and tournament director of Under-18 National Hockey Championship Ahmed Nawaz Malik were also present on the occasion. The PHF president said the federation had decided to setup modern training hockey academies in four provinces of the country including federal capital so that new talent could be introduced for the development and revival of the national game. “It is our utmost attempt to provide maximum job opportunities to talented hockey players, and negotiations in this regard were going on with various state departments including OGDCL, Fauji Foundation, Sui Gas and Civil Aviation Authority.” He said the PHF’s was trying to convince all departments to organise their hockey teams and directives in this regard would be issued from Prime Minister office.