LAHORE, Oct 6: Trials to select Pakistan senior and junior hockey teams for their respective assignments will be held in Islamabad and Karachi on Oct 10 and Oct 15, respectively.

The senior team will be selected on Oct 10 at the Naseer Bunda Hockey Stadium, Islamabad for the three-nation tournament, scheduled to be held from Oct 20 to Nov 4 in Perth, Australia.

Junior players will be chosen at the Hockey Club of Pakistan on Oct 15 for participation in the inaugural Azlan Shah Junior Tournament which will be held from Nov 5 to 12 in Malaysia.

The national selection committee headed by Hanif Khan will monitor the trials.—Sports Reporter

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