Unpaid salaries, medical benefits withheld, no player payments: Pakistan Hockey Federation in crisis

Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) is grappling with a grave financial crisis, impacting not only its employees but also national players. Unpaid salaries, withheld medical benefits, and overdue player contract payments have exacerbated situation. As federation's accounts face suspension due to alleged financial misappropriation, blame game between past and present leership ds to chaos.

Turmoil within Pakistan Hockey Federation

ongoing struggle of Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) persists as financially strained organization has failed to compensate its employees for past six months. This includes all staff members at PHF hequarters in Lahore and its sub-office in Karachi who have not received ir salaries during this period.

Over 80 office and ground employees are said to be in dire straits as y have also not been getting any medical benefits for last six months.

To make matters worse even national senior players have neir been paid ir contract salaries or allowances for last 4-5 months for even participating in recent Olympic qualifiers in Oman.

A source aware of developments said that Pakistan captain, Im Shakeel Butt and some or players also clashed with team management during qualifiers over issue of non-payment of ir daily dues.

"At one stage Butt even threatened not to play furr matches until dailies were cleared," source said.

nir is that no one knows who is to blamed for this sorry situation in Pakistan hockey.

After being dismissed, former President Brig (retd) Khalid Sajj Khokar attributed financial crisis to his predecessors and successor. However, a credible source revealed that government ceased funding PHF and suspended its accounts due to an ongoing investigation into alleged financial mismanagement.

"Presently PHF is said to owe around 80 million rupees in dues to its employees, players, coaches and or clients," source ded.

(With PTI inputs)