Peshawar likely to host World XI matches

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) is planning to hold Pakistan-World XI matches in Peshawar following a proposal given by KPK Olympic Association president Syed Aqil Shah during an interview with ‘The News’.World XI is expected to tour Pakistan in January to play matches in various cities.Aqil Shah recently expressed his desire that Peshawar should also host one of the matches. The PHF has welcomed the idea and PHF president Brig (r) Khalid Sajjad Khokhar will soon meet Aqil in this regard.