KARACHI: The Pakistan Hockey Federation has prolonged an invitation to FIH president Narinder Batra to visit Karachi and Lahore subsequent month for the suits to be played by way of a visiting international eleven facet.
"We are inviting heads of different hockey federations and we have extended a special invitation to the FIH President, Narinder Batra to visit Pakistan," PHF secretary, Shahbaz Ahmed said on Thursday.
The International CI is because of succeed in Karachi on January 18 and play one fit in opposition to Pakistan eleven day after today and then one more fit on January 21st in Lahore.
To create hype and symbolise the visit by way of the international eleven facet, the PHF has also invited a number of hockey legends from different countries for the suits.
"If the FIH President comes it will give a big boost to hockey in Pakistan because he belongs to India and headed Hockey India as well," Shahbaz said.
PHF President, Brig (retd) Khalid Khokar said PHF also wanted to invite former Indian greats, Dhanraj Pillay and Pargat Singh as special visitors for the suits however had been instructed to touch the 2 without delay.
"I don't know whether we will now have enough time to get visas and clearance for Pillay and Pargat but we want to show the world via the International XI matches that Pakistan is a safe and secure country for international teams to visit the country for matches."
Pakistan hockey at the moment is in the doldrums and languishes at quantity 13th in the FIH global scores.
"We are inviting heads of different hockey federations and we have extended a special invitation to the FIH President, Narinder Batra to visit Pakistan," PHF secretary, Shahbaz Ahmed said on Thursday.
The International CI is because of succeed in Karachi on January 18 and play one fit in opposition to Pakistan eleven day after today and then one more fit on January 21st in Lahore.
To create hype and symbolise the visit by way of the international eleven facet, the PHF has also invited a number of hockey legends from different countries for the suits.
"If the FIH President comes it will give a big boost to hockey in Pakistan because he belongs to India and headed Hockey India as well," Shahbaz said.
PHF President, Brig (retd) Khalid Khokar said PHF also wanted to invite former Indian greats, Dhanraj Pillay and Pargat Singh as special visitors for the suits however had been instructed to touch the 2 without delay.
"I don't know whether we will now have enough time to get visas and clearance for Pillay and Pargat but we want to show the world via the International XI matches that Pakistan is a safe and secure country for international teams to visit the country for matches."
Pakistan hockey at the moment is in the doldrums and languishes at quantity 13th in the FIH global scores.
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