Pakistan Hockey News: A new controversy has erupted in Pakistan. Pakistan hockey team captain Shakeel Ammad Butt had made serious allegations against PHF (Pakistan Hockey Federation) after returning from Australia tour. This matter has taken a serious turn because PHF President Tariq Bugti has suddenly resigned from his post. He has submitted his resignation letter to Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, who is also the Patron-in-Chief of Pakistan Hockey Association.

After returning from the Australian tour, Pakistan team captain Shakeel Ammad Butt made a shocking revelation that how the players themselves had to clean the kitchen and wash the utensils. He also told that when the team reached the hotel, the hotel management told that they had not received the payment. Therefore, until arrangements for accommodation were made, the players had to wander like this. Whereas the Pakistan hockey team had to spend 13-14 hours at Sydney Airport.

After all these allegations, Tariq Bugti has resigned from the post of President of PHF. Apart from Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, he appealed to Field Marshal Asim Munir and said that an impartial investigation should be conducted into whatever allegations have been made.

Let us remind you that in the Australian leg of FIH Pro League, Pakistan team had to lose both its matches against Australia and Germany. On the other hand, Pakistan Sports Board has said that it had allocated more than Rs 10 million to Pakistan Hockey Association for the arrangements in Australia. PM Shahbaz Sharif has ordered an investigation into this entire matter.

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Pakistan Hockey Team: There is an uproar in the Pakistani sports world. Pakistan hockey team captain Shakeel Ahmed Butt has accused Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF). Recently, the Pakistan team had gone on an Australian tour for the FIH Pro League, but after returning to Lahore, captain Shakeel expressed his displeasure and revealed that when the players have to clean the kitchen and wash the utensils, then how can good performance be expected from the players.

Pakistan team lost its first match 2-3 to Australia in the Australia leg of FIH Pro League. After that, the Pakistan team lost every match played in the Australia leg.

had to wash the dishes

Speaking to reporters at the airport on his return to Lahore, captain Shakeel Ahmed Butt said, “We cannot work with the current management team of PHF. When players have to clean the kitchen, wash utensils before playing a match, then how will you expect us to perform.”

Captain Shakeel told that the players had to face a lot of problems on the Australian tour. He also targeted Pakistan Hockey Association regarding travel related facilities and said that Pakistani players had to wait for 13-14 hours at Sydney Airport before flying to Canberra.

players watered with shame

The captain of the Pakistan hockey team also told that when the players reached the hotel, it was found that the payment had not been made. He did not even have a place to stay and wandered on the streets for several hours before his hotel booking was confirmed. What’s worse is that the hotel booking was made for 10 days, but the tour lasted for 13 days. Due to this the players had to live in cheap places.

Pakistan Sports Board said that it has allocated Rs 1 crore to Pakistan Hockey Association for the arrangement of the hotel. Let us tell you that the report of this matter has been presented before Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, who has ordered an investigation into this matter.

Captain Imad Butt says Pakistan’s hockey team was left stranded for 13 hours at Sydney Airport during their Australia tour, no reception, no coordination, players filming their own ordeal, even washing their own utensils.

National team. International tour. Zero protocol. Only… pic.twitter.com/JBXpUp0QSK

— Bhairav ​​Force (OSint) (@BhairavForce) February 18, 2026

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In Asia Cup 2025, 3 matches were played between India and Pakistan, this also included the final. But Suryakumar Yadav and the team had decided that neither at the time of the toss nor after the end of the match, they would shake hands with the Pakistani players. Surya had even refused to accept the winning trophy from PCB chairman (who is also the ACC chief) Mohsin Naqvi. But the opposite scene was seen in hockey. Players of India and Pakistan did high five in Sultan Johor Cup 2025.

High-five between players of India and Pakistan

Sultan Johor Cup 2025 is being organized in Malaysia, it is an under-21 tournament. In this, a match was played between India and Pakistan on Tuesday. Before this match, players of both the teams high-fived each other. After the national anthem, Indian players high-fived Pakistan players. Its photos and videos are becoming quite viral on social media.

However, Pakistan was afraid that like cricket, Indian players would not join hands in hockey also. For this reason, prior instructions were given to the players of Pakistan hockey team and they were asked to be mentally prepared. Quoting an official, it was said in the media report that, ‘Players have been told that if Indian players do not shake hands before or after the match, then they should ignore it and move ahead. They have been asked to avoid any kind of emotional conflict during the match.

Indian and Pakistani players had a hand shake before the start of Sultan of Johor Cup Hockey Match pic.twitter.com/gWMutT6ote

— Richard Kettleborough (@RichKettle07) October 14, 2025

What was the result of India-Pakistan match?

The India-Pakistan match played on Tuesday in the Sultan of Johor Cup 2025 ended in a draw. Pakistan scored the first goal in the 5th minute itself. The second goal was scored by Pakistan in the 39th minute. India took the lead by scoring the third goal in the 53rd minute, but Pakistan also scored the third goal in the 55th minute. The match ended in a draw with a score of 3-3.

The Asia Cup hockey will be held in Rajgir, Bihar between August 27 and September 7, including 8 teams including India and Pakistan. But now it is reported that Pakistan hockey team has refused to come to India, after which Hockey India has sent an invitation to another country. Let us know that whatever team will win the Asia Cup, it will qualify for the World Cup 2026 to be held in the Netherlands and Belgium.

Since the Pahalgam attack, the distance between India and Pakistan has increased further, it has affected the sports world like every region. India’s cricket team has also not gone to play Pakistan in many tournaments, after which the India vs Pakistan match was held on neutral venue. Cricket Asia Cup is also going to be organized, it was shifted to UAE for this reason.

A Hockey India official told ‘The Hindu’, “The Government of India was ready to give visas to the players of Pakistan, but the Pakistan Hockey Federation refused to come to India citing security reasons.”

Bangladesh gets invited for Asia Cup hockey

Hockey India has sent an invitation to Bangladesh after Pakistan’s withdrawal from the Asia Cup. The official told ‘The Hindu’, “PHF (Pakistan Hockey Federation) wrote a letter to the Asian Hockey Federation on Wednesday, saying that Pakistan team will not be able to participate in the Asia Cup due to security reasons. We have now invited Bangladesh.

Which teams will play in Asia Cup 2025?

• India
• China
• Japan
• Malaysia
• South Korea
• Pakistan (news of withdrawal of name from tournament)
• Oman
• Chinese taip

Hockey Asia Cup will win the World Cup for the World Cup

The winning team of the Asia Cup tournament to be held in Rajgir, Bihar will qualify in the 2026 FIH World Cup. Whereas after this the top 5 teams will play in 2026 World Cup qualifiers.

Pakistan not invited azlan shah cup 2025: The Pakistani cricket team has been trolled due to continuous poor performance. Now Pakistan’s hockey team has also suffered a shock. Actually, Sultan Azlan Shah Cup is going to host 2025 this year, this tournament will be played in the month of November in which a total of 6 teams will participate. Now the Malaysian Hockey Federation has not sent Pakistan to Pakistan for the Azlan Shah Cup. A media report has revealed that Pakistan has not paid the arrears to the Johar Hockey Association.

A source in the Pakistan Hockey Federation said that the Johar Association has sent a letter to the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF), in which a strict message has been given that Pakistan should repay the outstanding amount of US $ 10,349, which is equal to Rs 8,83,762 in Indian currency. In fact, in October 2023, the Pakistan team went to play a tournament in Malaysia, when PHF did not pay the money spent on the journey, housing and other things of its officers, players and their families.

According to a report published in NDTV, the PHF source said, “Although the team’s stay and expenses were going to raise the organizers, but at the same time the PHF officials were made clear that they would have to bear all the expenses themselves. Some of these officers had stayed in luxurious hotels, where the players’ stay was arranged.”

The Johar Association has raised this issue before the Malaysian Hockey Association. On the other hand, he has also threatened that if the outstanding amount is not paid soon, he will complain to the PHF to the International Hockey Federation.

Talking about Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2025, in addition to hosts Malaysia, India, Germany, Belgium, Canada and Ireland will participate in it. The tournament will be played from 22-29 November. India is the most often winning country of this tournament, which has raised the trophy 5 times.

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Pakistan’s economic situation has become so weak that their players are not going to play other countries. The Malaysian Hockey Federation has not invited Pakistan for the Azlan Shah Cup to be held this year due to the outstanding debt. Pakistan was the runner -up of this tournament last year. Meanwhile, voices have started to rise against the government there from within Pakistan.

‘Cricket is getting a boost only in Pakistan’

Pakistani expert Qamar Cheema spoke to Young Sports Anthjiast Amir Hussain about this matter. Qamar Cheema alleged that only cricket is promoted in Pakistan and only spent on it. He said that you give billions of rupees to cricket in Pakistan and do not even pay salary to the hockey team. Qamar Cheema said that we do not have hockey ground among college-universities.

Experts rained on Shahbaz government government

Pakistan’s Young Sports Anthjiast Amir Hussain said that the Shahbaz government should pay attention in this matter and whatever arrears Malaysia is, so that our team can play there. He said, our media is also not covering these things. Except Pakistan, media around the world is covering the matter. If our hockey team could not go to Malaysia, then it will be a shame for us.

Amir Hussain said, “We give PCB a budget of Arab-Arabs, while not showing cricket by performing. Our hockey team can perform. Football should be promoted. Football should be promoted. Money is not given for all these things, budgets are not approved.” The Malaysian organizer was not happy with the current situation of the Pakistan hockey team and not being able to pay the dues on time, so they took this action.

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Pakistan not invited for azlan shah cup 2025: Due to its economic status and increasing debt, Pakistan always has to be insulted in front of the world. The debt on Pakistan is continuously increasing, in several reports last year, it was claimed that Pakistan had a loan of $ 271.2 billion. Now another similar news has come from Pakistan, due to which it is being insulted once again in front of the world. The Malaysian Hockey Federation has not invited Pakistan for the Azlan Shah Cup to be held this year due to the outstanding debt.

The Pakistan hockey team reached the final in this tournament held last year, where it lost. Last year’s runner -up team did not call the tournament this time due to the outstanding debt.

A media report, quoting a source in the Pakistan Hockey Federation, said, “A former official of the Pakistan Hockey Federation took some wrong decisions during the last season of the Azlan Shah Cup, which drowned the debt of PHF MHF (Malaysian Hockey Federation).”

The organizers of the Malaysian Union were not happy with this, so they did not send the last year’s runner -up Pakistan for the upcoming tournament.

The report quoted the source as saying that Pakistan Hockey Federation officials are trying to resolve the dispute with MHF. He hopes that the matter will be resolved and at the end of this week he will also get an invitation.