Qasim Zia, president PHF, will constitute the new Executive Board. —APP/File Photo
LAHORE The number of the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) Executive Board members has been increased from 14 to 18. The revived Board will be constituted on March 23.

Qasim Zia, president PHF, will constitute the new Executive Board.

The first meeting of the Board will be held in the last week of this month, in which it will announce the new selection committee and team management while keeping in view the national team's poor performance in the recently-concluded World Cup in New Delhi.

It is likely that only those Olympians, who have supported the current PHF hierarchy despite national team's poor show in the World Cup, would be named in the Executive Board, selection committee and the team management.

After the team's pathetic show in the World Cup, Qasim dissolved the entire selection committee headed by Hasan Sardar and the team management with Shahid Ali Khan (head coach) and Asif Bajwa (manager) being the prominent names.

However, Bajwa's role as secretary PHF continues despite the Olympians seeking his removal by the government.

The only man was the PHF president against whom there is no demand of sacking him. However, Qasim has put his weight behind Bajwa and decided to retain him.

The board members

President PHF Qasim Zia; Vice Presidents Nawab Lashkari Raisani, Saeed Khan, Wasay Jalil; lady Vice President Barrister Shahida Jamil; Secretary General Asif Bajwa; Associate Secretary Rana Mujahid Ali; Treasurer Khalid Rasool; Provincial Secretaries Rana Mujahid (Punjab), Syed Zahir Shah (NWFP), Rao Saleem (Sindh), Farooq Ahmed (Balochistan).

One representative from Women's Wing, two representatives from departments and three experts/technocrats nominated by the president PHF.

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