PHF announces to host first-ever hockey league late this year

'Its a milestone for the PHF,' expressed Khalid Sajjad Khokhar

June 30, 2022
Source: Geo News

LAHORE: Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has announced to host its first-ever hockey league late this year. 

In a press conference chaired by PHF's president Khalid Sajjad Khokhar, reporters were told that the hockey league will be staged with the title 'The Max'. 

"Its a milestone for the PHF," Khokhar told media. "We have worked really hard for this day to announce our league. I am proud to announce it finally," he said. 

According to PHF chief, experts have been added to the management through open bidding. Salman Sarwar Butt, who was the first director of PSL, is also a part of managing team. 

PHF's secretary Asif Bajwa looks forward to a successful first edition of the league. "We waited for long to announce this project. It is a milestone for all of us moving forward. This league will help our talent come to the forefront," he concluded. 

Initially, five city-based teams including Karachi, Lahore, Quetta, Peshawar and Islamabad will participate in the event.

Sohail Imran is a senior reporter for Geo News.

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