ISLAMABAD: The National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) has decided to form a hockey team following a visit by a bank delegation to Naseer Bunda Hockey Stadium in Islamabad.
The delegation included NBP sports consultant and former Pakistan cricketer Shahid Afridi and Senior Vice President and Divisional Head of Strategic Marketing Mudassir Inamullah.
The delegation met hockey players, officials, Secretary of the Ministry of Inter-Provincial Coordination and Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) President Mohyuddin Ahmad Wani, and Pakistan Sports Board Deputy Director General Muhammad Shahid Islam.
According to an NBP press release, the initiative follows the prime minister’s directives to provide young hockey players with employment opportunities and incentives to enable them to pursue the sport professionally.
Mr Wani welcomed the bank’s decision to form a hockey team and said greater institutional participation was important for the revival and development of the game in the country.
He said such initiatives could help provide young players with opportunities at the grassroots and national levels.