A disgruntled Pakistan hockey team left for Egypt for World Cup qualifiers under a head coach banned for life over his blunder in the last global event the team played, a news report said on Tuesday

The newly appointed interim president of the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF), Mohyuddin Ahmad Wani, has lifted the two-year ban on the national team captain Ammad Shakeel Butt.

Just before resigning from his position as Pakistan Hockey Federation president on Thursday, Tariq Bugti banned Butt for two years for his criticism of the PHF following the skipper's outburst against the mismanagement during the recent Australia tour.

Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) president Tariq Bugti has resigned from his position in the aftermath of the hotel fiasco during the national team's troubled tour of Australia earlier this month

Shakeel Ammad Butt told the media at the Lahore Airport early this morning that the Pakistan Hockey Federation had been telling them lies, and "enough was enough".

Under-fire Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has found itself in hot water after the state-run Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) confirmed that it had given the federation more than 10 million rupees to arrange hotel accommodation for the national team

The players of the Pakistan hockey team were forced to spend several hours on the road upon reaching Canberra, as their hotel bookings in the Australian capital were cancelled.

Well-known hockey olympian Anjum Saeed, who accompanied the senior Pakistan team to the FIH Pro League in Argentina as manager, landed himself in trouble after being offloaded in Brazil for smoking on the airplane while it was refuelling at the Rio de Janeiro airport.

Pakistan men's hockey head coach Tahir Zaman has refused to travel to Dhaka for a three-match series claiming interference by the PHF in selection matters.

Hockey India has made it clear that it will not restrict its players from shaking hands with the Pakistan team during international matches in the future.

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has announced that Oman will join the list of participating teams for the upcoming Men's Junior World Cup in Tamil Nadu 2025.

Interestingly, while FIH says it will look for a replacement team, Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has expressed willingness to compete in the tournament at a neutral venue.

With just over a month to go before the opening match, Pakistan has withdrawn from the FIH Men's Junior World Cup hockey tournament

The Indian junior men's hockey team played out a thrilling 3-3 draw against Pakistan in their third group-stage match of the Sultan of Johor Cup.

Sultan of Johor Cup: After the national anthems of the two countries were played, Indian players exchanged high-fives with their Pakistan counterparts in the junior hockey tournament

India vs Pakistan, Sultan of Johor Cup Highlights: India and Pakistan shared the spoils after an entertaining 3-3 draw in their Sultan of Johor cup match at in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.

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The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has advised its national team players to avoid any confrontation with Indian players on the ground and just concentrate on their game during their Sultan of Johor Cup match