Hockey India confirm Pakistan trip: PHF

Three-match series to be played in March-April.

KARACHI: In a positive development on Friday, Hockey India (HI) confirmed they will send their team to Pakistan for a three-match series later this year.

The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) sent a proposal on the revival of a bilateral series which received a positive message.

“HI President Narinder Batra confirmed about playing a series in Pakistan via a telephonic conversation with PHF Secretary Rana Mujahid,” said a PHF official. “The India team will arrive in the last week of March for a three-match series. Karachi, Faisalabad and Lahore will host the matches.”

However, the official said the tour will be subject to clearance from India’s Ministry of Sports and Ministry of External Affairs. He added that the PHF has informed the Ministry of Inter-Provincial Coordination (IPC) about holding the series.

“The series is being played in light of an agreement between the two federations, which was signed in Lahore on December 31, 2012.”

Published in The Express Tribune, January 25^th, 2014.

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