The 59th National Hockey Championship rolled into action here at the Hockey Club of Pakistan Stadium on Thursday.
Inaugural Ceremony was performed by Syed Muhammad Ali Shah, Minister for Sports, Youth Affairs, Govt. of Sindh, at Hockey Club of Pakistan Stadium, Karachi. On the occasion, Chairperson PHF Women Wing Mrs. Khush Bakht Shujat (MNA), Olympian Abdul Hanif Khan, Chairman National Selection Committee, Olympian Iftikhar Syed, Olympian Danish Kaleem, Organising Secretary Muhammad Farooq, Tournament Director Olympian Ahmed Alam and Officials of DHA Karachi were also present.
Opening day results:-
PAF beat Port Qasim 2-1 (Full Time), 2-1 (Half Time) PAF: Asif Manzoor 4th minute (PC) & Rao Amir 14th minute (FG). Port Qasim: Abu Bakar 21st minute (PC).
NBP beat Navy 4-0 (Full Time), 2-0 (Half Time) NBP: Umar Bhutta 6th minute (FG), M. Rizwan 27th minute (FG), Sabtain Raza 38th minute (PC) & Ali Shan 60th minute (FG).
WAPDA vs SSGC 1-1 (Full Time) (Draw), 1-0 (Half Time) WAPDA: Aleem Bilal 1st minute (PC). SSGC: Zeeshan Bukhari 66th minute (FG).
PIA beat HBL 3-0 (Full Time), 3-0 (Half Time) PIA: Adnan Anwar 11th minute (FG), Shafqat Rasool 20th minute (FG) & Yasir Islam 22nd minute (FG).
