Hockey is our national sport, for its development, everyone must work together, provinces should also play their role in the promotion of hockey, standing committee inter-provincial liaison
The National
Assembly Standing Committee on Inter-Provincial Coordination has said that
hockey is our national sport and all should work together for its development.
The provinces should also play their role in the promotion of hockey. Invited
members of the Standing Committee on Inter-Provincial Coordination to watch
Pakistan Super League matches.
Apart from Chaudhry,
Rubina Jamil, Syeda Noshin Iftikhar, Chaudhry Zulfiqar Ali Bhandar, Rana
Mubashir Iqbal, Muhammad Afzal Khokhar, Rasheed Ahmed Khan, Zulfiqar Ali Bahan,
Shahida Rahmani and Syed Faizul Hassan besides Secretary IPC Mohsin Mushtaq,
DGPSB Col (retd) Asif Zaman, President of Athletics Federation of Pakistan
General (retd) Muhammad Akram Sahi, Brigadier (retd) Sultan Satti, Secretary
Pakistan Hockey Federation Asif Bajwa and Coach Khawaja Junaid participated.
The chairman of the
committee said that the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board could not attend the
meeting due to a busy schedule regarding PSL and conveyed his position to the
members of the committee through the letter.
On which the agenda
regarding Pakistan Cricket Board was postponed. Rameez Raja wrote a letter to
the chairman of the committee and said that it would be a pleasure if all the
members of the committee would come to Lahore and watch the PSL matches. He
said that with the permission of the Speaker National Assembly, a meeting will
be held in Lahore and we will also watch the match.
On the issue of
former manager Pindi Cricket Stadium Nisar Ahmad Khan, Secretary Mohsin Mushtaq
said that talks have been held with PCB officials and an answer will come soon.
Briefing the President of the Athletics Federation of Pakistan General (retd)
Muhammad Akram Sahi said that Athletics has the status of mother of all sports.
Yes, we have 14
units, we are affiliated with the World Athletics Federation and we follow
their rules.
He said that the elections of 90% of federations in Pakistan are not fair and transparent,
therefore it is necessary to set up an independent election commission that
will set up Pakistan Sports Board. I do not sit with Pakistan Olympic
Association, it is a corrupt association, I do not sit with corrupt people,
Pakistan Olympic Association does not include me, I am glad they associate me
Excluded from the
association. I have been the President of the Athletes Federation of Pakistan
for ten years. All are selected, people.
The President of the
Olympic Association General (retd) Arif Hassan has been in office for 19 years,
this is his fifth term. The Prime Minister asked Arif Hassan to resign but he refused
to follow the orders of the Prime Minister. Arif Hassan says that no role of
Pakistan is applicable to him. He said that Arshad Nadeem should be sent to
South Africa for further training.
Which will cost Rs.
20 million.
During the last five
years, our athletes have won 7 gold medals, 6 silver medals, and 17 bronze
medals in various international competitions. We have received a grant of only
Rs. 3 million from the government while we have spent Rs. 10 million on Arshad
Nadeem. I do not take any money from the federation but the office of the
federation is located in my house in Lahore. Can't pay 10 crores.
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