LAHORE, June 7 The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has announced technical officials for the NBP tournament to be held in Faisalabad from June 15 to 25.

Olympian Khalid Bashir will be the tournament director while Olympian Mohammad Shafqat will be assisting him. Olympian Rana Mujahid Ali has been named as organising secretary.

Meanwhile, the All Pakistan Hazara tournament will be held in Abbottabad from June 27 to July 6 under the auspices of the Abbottabad District Hockey Association.

The PHF has sent invitations to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan, Kashmir, Fata and Gilgit Baltistan and Islamabad to take part in the tournament.

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