Three-time former Olympic champions Pakistan is facing its worst crisis, with confusion over the functioning of the Pakistan Hockey Federation.
since pakistan Play The board (PSB) had denotified all office-bearers of the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) at the end of their term, leaving no clarity as to who is running the day-to-day affairs of the federation.
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On Saturday, the non-notified president of the PHF, Brigadier (retd) Khalid Sajjad Khokar announced the appointment of former international, Saeed Khan, as the new general secretary, in place of Asif Bajwa.
The federation became a laughing stock when Bajwa refused to quit his office and took over the general secretary’s seat on Monday and Tuesday, insisting that he is still in charge.
Saeed Khan, who is based in Paris and who was asked to take over as secretary general by Monday, has now been asked to stay until further instructions.
To cap the comedy of errors, Khalid Sajjad Khokar on Tuesday left for Birmingham to attend the Commonwealth Games as the chairman of the PHF.
Former Olympian Samiullah Khan lamented, “These people have made our national sport a ‘tamasha’ and even the government is not doing anything.”
And in all this chaos, the Pakistan hockey team has left for Birmingham to participate in the Commonwealth Games, with little hope of reaching the medal podium.
Former captain and Olympian Manzoor-ul-Hasan said that things have gone from bad to worse in Pakistan hockey as the government remains a mute spectator.
At present no one knows whether Khokar is constitutionally and legally allowed to continue as President as the Pakistan Sports Board denotified Khokar, Bajwa and a few others earlier this month as the PHF in May this year. Elections were not held according to their constitution. ,
But the PSB surprised everyone by announcing a four-member ad-hoc committee to conduct elections to the PHF within 30 days, but what was on the cake was that it appointed Khokar to head the committee.
Khokar, who has been chairman since 2013, meanwhile refused to accept PSB’s de-notification and appointment of an ad-hoc committee, claiming that he is still the chairman as constitutionally PSB cannot interfere in hockey affairs. Is.
“And in all this dire situation, the PHF president has found time to fly to Birmingham,” Samiullah said.
Chaos escalated on Tuesday when, before leaving for Birmingham, Khokar issued another order, re-appointing a former famous player, Manzoor Jr., as chief selector, albeit just two days earlier. He had appointed another famous name, Kalimullah, to the same post.
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