KHURRAM SHEHZAD AWAN: National game of Pakistan hockey is passing through the worst period of Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) internal politics which is destroying the whole hockey structure.
There are two bodies of PHF is working in the federation which is shameful and unconstitutional. one group of PHF has decided his body and unconstitutionally appointed Shehla Raza as a president of PHF which is totally out of the box appointment as the authority to appoint president of PHF is prime minister of Pakistan who is patron in chief of PHF he never appointed Shehla Raza as a president but PM has already nominated Tariq Bugti as a president who has 70 votes in the congress out of total 93 votes, this the the fake elections held by the one group without any member of Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) and Pakistan Sports Board (PSB).
According to PHF constitution Patron who is the PM has the powers to nominate President PHF. It is a must for PM nominated President to seek vote of Confidence from Congress which at this point of time has around 92 to 93 members. Elections in five to six districts are pending. in today’s meeting held in Karachi, 22 out of 93 Congress members were present.
No one from Balochistan. Just one out of 16 from KPK. Five out of around 45 from Punjab and rest from Sindh participated in Congress meeting which was unconstitutional. THE PHF congress will meet on 21 March at Pakistan Sports Complex Islamabad.
