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Palestine has already played two matches of the four-match series in Pakistan. -Arif Ali/White Star

KARACHI: Pakistan Football Federation(PFF) has approved 42 players for the Pakistan national football team camp , who will feature in the 20th World Cup Qualifier and the return leg matches of the bi-lateral series with Palestine.

Nabil Aslam, a Danish footballer of Pakistani origin, who plays for Alliance Club Horsensin, is among the 42 probables and will be serving his first call to a PFF camp.

Other overseas players are Atif Bashir Qureshi, Zeeshan Rehman, Adnan Farooq Ahmed and Hassan Bashir who are also called for World Cup qualifier matches against Bangladesh which will be two legged encounters on 29 June and 3 July 2011.

Earlier, Pakistan will play two matches against Palestine at Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Al-Ram near Ramallah on 24 and 27 May 2011.

Probables:

Goal keepers (6):

Amir Gul (NBP), Muhammad Omar (KESC), Shahid Nabi, Ghulam Nabi (KRL), Ahsan Ullah (KPT), Saqib Hanif (ZTBL)

Defenders (13):

Manzoor Ahmed (WAPDA),Alamgir Khan (Police), AhsanUllah (KRL), Muhammad Asif (WAPDA), Muhammad Shahid (KRL), Nabeel Aslam (AC Horsens, Denmark), Abdul Jabbar (PIA), Ansar Abbas (Army), Atif Bashir Qureshi(Barry Town, Wales),Kamran Khan(KRL), Muhammad Ahmed (WAPDA), Samar Ishaq(KRL),Zeeshan Rehman (Muangthong United FC, Thailand)

Midfielders (10):

Faisal Iqbal(NBP), SyedArif Hussain(WAPDA), Zia Us Salam (KRL), Muhammad Waseem (KPT), Farooq Shah (NBP), Muhammad Mujahid (PAF), Hussnain Abbas, Muhammad Adil, Mahmood Khan (KRL), Adnan Farooq Ahmed (Aboomoslem FC, Iran)

Strikers (13):

Saddam Hussain, Shakir Lashari (PIA),Jadeed Khan Pathan, Arif Mehmood(WAPDA), Rizwan Asif, Kalim Ullah, Muhammad Qasim (KRL),Muhammad bin Younus, Muhammad Riaz, Mohammad Rasool (KESC), Adam Hameed (NBP), Hassan Bashir (Hellerup IK, Denmark), Ahmad Akbar Khan.

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