LAHORE: Two-day open trials to select talented players from the Punjab province concluded at the Johar Hockey Stadium, Johar Town here on Monday.

The trials, which began at the National Hockey Stadium on Sunday, were conducted by the Islahuddin Siddiqi-led national selection committee with Arshad Ali Chaudhry, Ayaz Mahmood, Khalid Bashir and Musaddiq Hussain as the committee members.

National team head coach Shahnaz Sheikh also witnessed the trials.

According to the PHF, 160 probables appeared in the two-day trials.

In the next phase, trials will be held at Lala Ayub Stadium in Peshawar on Tuesday.

The trials were also held at Quetta, Karachi and Bahawalpur centres.

Opinion

Editorial

On press freedoms
Updated 03 May, 2026

On press freedoms

THE citizenry forgets, to its own peril, how important a free and independent media is in the preservation of their...
Inflation strain
03 May, 2026

Inflation strain

PAKISTAN’S return to double-digit inflation after 21 months signals renewed economic strain where external shocks...
Troubled waters
03 May, 2026

Troubled waters

PAKISTAN’S water crisis is often framed in terms of scarcity. Increasingly, it is also a crisis of contamination....
Iran stalemate
Updated 02 May, 2026

Iran stalemate

THE US and Iran are currently somewhere between war and peace. While a tenuous ceasefire — extended largely due to...
Tax shortfall
02 May, 2026

Tax shortfall

THE Rs684bn shortfall in tax collection during the first 10 months of the fiscal year is a continuation of a...
Teaching inclusion
02 May, 2026

Teaching inclusion

DISCRIMINATORY and exclusionary content in Punjab’s textbooks has been flagged in Inclusive Education for a United...