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Pakistan Will Host Six Nation Hockey Tournament

Web Desk (May 08,2018):Six-nation international hockey tournament will be hosted by Pakistan  in the first week of September.

The tournament will start from Rawalpindi, which being the first choice to conduct the event.

Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) secretary Shahbaz Ahmad Senior said the tournament will be held from September 2 to 10 and has been included in the International Hockey Federation’s (FIH) calendar.“The foreign teams to participate in the tournament include hosts Pakistan, Oman, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Turkey and Sri Lanka,” he said and added: “We are trying to host the tournament in Army stadium, Rawalpindi and we will be seeking Pakistan Army’s permission in this regard.”

He said if due to some reasons the tournament is not held in Rawalpindi then our second choice will be the Naseer Bunda Hockey Stadium, Islamabad but it depends if a new astro-turf is laid in the stadium. “But if a new astro-turf is not laid at the Naseer Bunda Hockey Stadium then the tournament will be held in Karachi,” he said.

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