Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has said that the announcement of Rs 20 lakh prize for the national hockey team for their excellent performance in the Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Cup is too little. I am
The silver medalist national hockey team of the 30th Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Cup met Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif at Chief Minister House Punjab.
On this occasion, Chief Minister Punjab said that our heroes are our assets. We will support them in every possible way. Chief Minister Punjab instructs the sports minister to provide all kinds of facilities to the players. Punjab Chief Minister said that PHF including officials and players deserve praise. This success is due to all the team combination. I congratulate the captain hockey team, all the players, officials and hockey federation for the excellent performance of Quaid Nawaz Sharif, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and myself. The national hockey team has won the silver medal today. Inshallah, he will bring gold medal for Pakistan next time.
National team captain Imad Shakeel Butt said on this occasion that he thanked the Chief Minister of Punjab for the encouragement of the national team.
Imad Shakeel Butt said that our request is to implement what the government had announced to restore the departments so that the financial problems of the players can be removed. In the meeting, Pakistan Hockey Federation President Mir Tariq Hussain Bugti, Secretary General Olympian Rana Mujahid Ali, team officials. And the players were also present.