KARACHI: The Pakistan hockey team is set to fly to Jakarta in the wee hours of Saturday to feature in the upcoming Asian Games which kick off on Aug 18.

The players, who reassembled in the camp on Tuesday following a short break, concluded their training on Thursday at the Islahuddin-Dr M. A. Shah Hockey Stadium.

Meanwhile, according to sources, the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) had paid part of the outstanding dues of the Jakarta-bound players the other day following hue and cry by them.

Published in Dawn, August 10th, 2018

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