PM to meet hockey team

Published August 26, 2005

ISLAMABAD, Aug 25: The Pakistan team, which won the Rabo Trophy in Holland last Sunday will call on Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Saturday, it was officially learnt. The Prime Minister, who is also Patron-in-Chief of Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF), is likely to give away cash awards to the team which beat Australia 4-3 in the final to win the tournament participated by all the top teams of the world—Germany, Holland, Spain, Korea and England besides the two finalists.—APP

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