ISLAMABAD
\nWahab has been made the president of the Sindh Hockey Association Mayor Karachi Murtaza Wahab, who has been made the president of the Sindh Hockey Association (SHA), is looking forward to putting the national game on a winning track.
\nWahab, while speaking to the media after taking charge as SHA president, said he is honoured to get an opportunity to work for the betterment of hockey. \u201cIt\u2019s an honour for me to become the president of Sindh Hockey Association. I am really looking forward to working for the betterment of our national games,\u201d he said.
\nThe Mayor shared that he used to play and watch hockey when the game was at its peak in the late 90s. \u201cI used to play and watch hockey a lot. Our hockey legends came to me and asked me to lead hockey affairs in the province.
\n Sometimes it is hard to revive sports without political patronage. I will try my best to play an important role in bringing hockey\u2019s lost glory,\u201d he concluded.
\nPHF eyes international series at home before Olympic Qualifiers
\nThe Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) is making efforts to organise an international series before Olympic Qualifiers at home.
\nAccording to the details shared by the PHF, federation\u2019s secretary Haider Hussain along with his delegation had met FIH\u2019s president Tayyab Ikram. During the high-profile meeting, Asian Hockey Federation\u2019s representative Ghulam Ghous and Punjab Hockey Association (PHA)\u2019s secretary Asif Naz Khokhar were also present.
\nFIH\u2019s president assured that the world body will help PHF organise international series in Pakistan.
\n\u201cOn behalf of PHF, we are in contact with different federations including Korea, Japan, and Oman. Hopefully, there will be a series in Pakistan before Olympic Qualifiers,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD Wahab has been made the president of the Sindh Hockey Association Mayor Karachi Murtaza Wahab, who has been made the president of the Sindh Hockey Association (SHA), is looking forward to putting the national game on a winning track. Wahab, while speaking to the media after taking charge as SHA president, said he is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":347293,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-347281","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n