KARACHI, July 13 The 13th session of the Pakistan Hockey Federation's (PHF) Executive Board under the chairmanship of President Qasim Zia will take place at 3.00pm on July 17 here at the Hockey Club of Pakistan.

Besides seeking approval for minutes of the last moot, the meeting's agenda includes Secretary Asif Bajwa's presenting the federation's past one year's performance report, the budget for 2009-2010 and the presenting of the team performance reports by the senior and junior team coaches Shahid Ali Khan and Khawaja Junaid.

Also included on the agenda will be the recent statements given out by former Olympian goalkeeper Mansoor Ahmad and the national team's ex-coach Naveed Alam involving Asif Bajwa in a visa scam as well as using the PHF letter head to request visas for his family to visit Germany along with him during last year's Hamburg Masters tournament.

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