Committee formed to probe financial irregularities in PHF
Staff Report
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Inter-Provincial Coordination (IPC) on Monday constituted a sub-committee to examine the financial irregularities, legal status and governance issues of the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF).
The committee, which met at Parliament House under the chairmanship of MNA Muhammad Sana Ullah Khan Masti Khel, was briefed by the PHF on matters relating to player payments, participation in the International Hockey Federation, and the federation’s constitution and election process. The PHF also presented details of its financial operations during the fiscal year 2024-25.
In view of the concerns raised, the committee mandated a sub-committee led by MNA Sheikh Aftab Ahmed to review PHF’s legal standing, probe financial discrepancies, and recommend a future roadmap for reforms. The sub-committee will be assisted by the Secretaries of the Law and IPC ministries, the Director General of the Pakistan Sports Board, a representative of the Attorney General’s Office, as well as the PHF president and secretary. Its findings will be submitted to the main committee. The agenda item pertaining to the National Internship Program could not be taken up during the meeting.
The session was attended by MNAs Anjum Aqeel Khan, Waseem Qadir, Sardar Muhammad Yaqoob Khan Nasar, Haji Rasool Bux Chandio, Syeda Shehla Raza, Dr. Mehreen Razzaq Bhutto, Muhammad Iqbal Khan, Khawaja Izhar-ul-Hassan, Yousaf Khan, and Syed Sami Ullah, alongside officials from the IPC ministry, Pakistan Sports Board, SNGPL, and the PHF.
