PHF requests AHF to hold World Cup’s Asian region qualifiers in Pakistan

The PHF President Brig (Rtd) Khalid Khokar has stated that, he had a meeting with the delegation of the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF). During the meeting, he assured the officials about Pakistan being a safe country for international Hockey events.

While further addressing them, the President said that arrangements for the Pakistan Hockey League (PHL) are in the final stages as the league is all set to be held in 2021.

He also requested the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) to grant permission to PHF to arrange the matches of world cup qualifying rounds of the Asian region in Pakistan.

“I have requested AHF to organize the world cup qualifying Asian region matches in Pakistan. I assured them that Pakistan is a completely safe country to host sports,”  Khalid Khokar said.

The PHF president said that he is in talks with different nations to send their teams to Pakistan to play a bilateral or triangular series. He said that if international matches are played in Pakistan it will not only give the international hockey exposure to our players but will also promote the game of hockey in the country and for this purpose they are also in contact with the government’s ministers as well.