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Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) Secretary Shahbaz Ahmed Senior has resigned from his slot citing the government's alleged indifferent attitude towards the game of hockey. Shahbaz, in his resignation, stated that since the government and the inter-provincial coordination ministry has no time for hockey than he too can't spare any. "India's annual budget for hockey is more than Rs1 billion, whereas the annual grant for hockey in Pakistan is only Rs3.5 million," Shahbaz pointed out in his resignation.

"Neither there is infrastructure for hockey nor the PHF has any asset or a system for the generation of funds," he said, adding: "The ministry of inter provincial coordination didn't cooperate even one per cent." Shahbaz Senior complained that an uncertainty always prevails in the PHF because of a lack of funds. "Since the day I joined the federation, I have been saying that hockey could not be run with the prevailing system," he said, adding: "Funds are not provided but results are inquired about." He further said the game of hockey could not be put on the right path without the help of the government.

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