LAHORE, Dec 28 Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) Umpires Refresher Course commences today (Monday) here at the National Hockey Stadium Lahore.

International Umpire Rashad Mahmood Butt will be the course conductor, while Faiz Mohammad Faizi will assist him during the three-day course.

PHF on Sunday announced the names of 30 umpires including nine lady umpires for the course.

They are Zulfiqar Haider Shah, Rana Liaqat, Asif Mahmood, Haider Rasool, Mohsin Ali Khan, Ihsan Babar, Anwar Hussain, Kamran Hussain, Mubarik Ali, Munawar, Hanifuddin, Mussadiq, Mian Ubaid, Mushtaq Ahmad, Mohammad Parvez, Asghar, Mushtaq Mohammad, Mohammad Afzal, Shakeel Ahmad, Nadeem, Muslehuddin, Saima Afzal, Faiza Batool, Humaira latif, Beenish Hayyat, Sana Hanfi, Azra Nasir, Kanwal Aslam, Shahina Yaqoob and Aqeela Naseem.—Agencies

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