Hockey In K-P: Ex-Olympian calls for accountability
Naeem Akhtar accuses the former secretary of K-P Hockey Association of corruption
Naeem Akhtar accuses the former secretary of K-P Hockey Association of corruption. PHOTO: FILE
ABBOTTABAD:
Former Olympic hockey player and Abbottabad Hockey Association President Naeem Akhtar on Wednesday accused the former secretary of K-P Hockey Association of corruption. “The ex-secretary of K-P Hockey Association Zahir Shah has ruined the hockey in the province. Shah should disclose where he had spent the funds in the last 30 years,” Akhtar told a press conference in Abbottabad. Akhtar, member of ad-hoc selection committee, flanked by district hockey officials and players said that a particular group was running the affairs of the sport in K-P for past three decades. The said group, Akhtar said, had badly managed the sport and hockey, which was once a famous game in the province, was now near extinction.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 23rd, 2017.
Former Olympic hockey player and Abbottabad Hockey Association President Naeem Akhtar on Wednesday accused the former secretary of K-P Hockey Association of corruption. “The ex-secretary of K-P Hockey Association Zahir Shah has ruined the hockey in the province. Shah should disclose where he had spent the funds in the last 30 years,” Akhtar told a press conference in Abbottabad. Akhtar, member of ad-hoc selection committee, flanked by district hockey officials and players said that a particular group was running the affairs of the sport in K-P for past three decades. The said group, Akhtar said, had badly managed the sport and hockey, which was once a famous game in the province, was now near extinction.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 23rd, 2017.