Summary The winning hockey team of SAF Games called on Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in Islamabad.
ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) – Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday congratulated the national hockey team and urged the players to work hard to regain the old glory, Dunya News reported.
He stated this during meeting with the hockey players after their victory against India in SAF Games final.
On the occasion, the Prime Minister said that he has complete faith in team’s talent and potential and will support this national sport.
He also announced a reward of one million rupees for each player.
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Earlier this month, Pakistan beat India by 0-1 in men‘s hockey at the 12th South Asian Games.
Awais-ur-Rehman scored the only goal of the match in added time of the first half as Pakistan notched up a hat-trick of titles in the South Asian Games.
Pakistan completely dominated the first half, leading 1-0, and though India pressed for an equaliser with several raids into the opposition post towards the end of the match, the goal did not come for the home country.
India conceded a soft goal in the added time of the first half but could not score another during whole of the match.
Pakistan had won the hockey gold in 2006 and 2010 editions, beating India in the final on both occasions. India had also lost 1-2 to Pakistan in the group stage of the ongoing Games.
