Comedy of errors: Confusion reigns supreme in Pakistan hockey federation

Three-time former Olympic champions Pakistan is going through one in all its worst disaster with complete confusion prevailing over the functioning of Pakistan Hockey Federation.

Since the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) had denotified all of the office-bearers of Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) on the expiry of their tenure, there was no readability about who’s working the day-to-day affairs of the federation.

On Saturday, the denotified President of the PHF, Brig (retd) Khalid Sajjad Khokar introduced the appointment of former worldwide, Saeed Khan as the brand new secretary-general rather than Asif Bajwa.

The federation grew to become a laughing inventory when Bajwa refused to go away his workplace and occupied the secretary-general’s seat on Monday and Tuesday, insisting he was nonetheless in cost.

Saeed Khan, who relies in Paris and was requested to take cost as secretary-general by Monday, has now been informed to remain put till additional directions.

To cap the comedy of errors, Khalid Sajjad Khokar on Tuesday left for Birmingham to attend the Commonwealth Games as President of the PHF.

“These people have turned our national game into a ‘Tamasha’ and even the government is doing nothing,” former Olympian, Samiullah Khan lamented.

And in all this choas, the Pakistan hockey squad has departed for Birmingham to participate within the Commonwealth Games with little hopes of reaching the medal podium.

Former captain and Olympian, Manzoor ul Hasan stated issues have solely gone from dangerous to worse in Pakistan hockey as a result of the federal government has remained a silent spectator.

At current nobody is conscious whether or not Khokar is constitutionally and legally allowed to stay President or not as a result of the Pakistan Sports Board had denotified Khokar, Bajwa and a few others early this month because the PHF had not held its elections as per its structure in May this 12 months.

But the PSB shocked everybody by then saying a four-member ad-hoc committee to carry elections of the PHF inside 30 days however the icing on the cake was that it appointed Khokar to move the committee.

Khokar, who has been President since 2013, has within the meantime refused to simply accept the de-notification of the PSB and its appointment of a ad-hoc committee and claims he’s nonetheless President as constitutionally the PSB can not intrude in hockey affairs.

“And in all this horrid situation the PHF President has found time to fly to Birmingham,” Samiullah added.

The choas deepened on Tuesday when earlier than leaving for Birmingham, Khokar issued one other order re-appointing a former celebrated participant, Manzoor junior as chief selector though simply two days again he had appointed one other celebrated identify, Kaleemullah for a similar publish.

Pakistan hockey didn’t qualify for subsequent 12 months’s World Cup in India after ending fifth within the Asia Cup which was held two months again. The PHF has not but made public an inquiry report into the debacle.