Pakistan gamers have fun scoring a objective throughout their FIH Nations Cup Pool B match towards New Zealand on the Nationwide Hockey Stadium in Kuala Lumpur on June 18, 2025. — FIH
KARACHI: The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) on Wednesday made a significant choice concerning participation within the Professional Hockey League, providing the federal government and the Pakistan Sports activities Board (PSB) that not a single rupee allotted for the Professional League needs to be given to the PHF.
PHF Secretary Rana Mujahid, chatting with Geo Information in Karachi mentioned that the Professional League requires PKR 700 million and the federation doesn’t want any funds immediately.
As a substitute, the Pakistan Sports activities Board ought to pay the occasion charges for the Professional League itself.
“It doesn’t matter whether or not the cash for the Professional League comes from the Hockey Federation or the PSB; what issues is that the Professional League is extraordinarily necessary for Pakistan hockey,” Rana Mujahid mentioned.
He additional mentioned that gamers’ every day allowances needs to be given to them immediately and the PSB ought to deal with all preparations, together with reserving worldwide journey tickets and inns.
“Our solely goal is to enhance the nationwide sport and resolve gamers’ points,” he emphasised.
The PHF secretary added that participation within the Professional League is not going to solely improve gamers’ expertise but in addition enhance Pakistan’s international rating.
For the unversed, earlier this week, PHF president Tariq Bugti revealed that the federation has requested an extension within the deadline set by the Worldwide Hockey Federation (FIH) to verify its nationwide group’s participation within the Professional League.
The apex hockey federation, final month, formally invited the Pakistan males’s group to take part within the Professional League following New Zealand’s withdrawal from the event regardless of profitable the Nations Cup.
In the meantime, the PHF was given a deadline of August 12 to tell the apex federation of their choice to simply accept or deny the invitation.
Atique ur rehman is a senior reporter for geo information.
