LAHORE: Players of the Pakistan hockey team on Monday threatened to boycott next month’s Asian Games if their daily allowances from the last six months are not paid. The warning followed the announcement of an 18-member squad by the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) for the Asiad slated to be held in Jakarta from August 18 to September 2. Talking to reporters along with other players, team captain Mohammad Rizwan Senior said the team had decided that they would not travel to take part in the Asian Games unless all of their dues from the last six months are cleared. He said none of the players had been paid their daily allowances for last six months, which total more than Rs0.8 million per player. “This is the entire team’s decision and we are with the captain,” said player Imran Butt. Rizwan Sr said it had been six months since the players were paid their domestic or international dues. “Therefore we have decided we should make the government realise that it is treating the national sport like an orphan,” he maintained.
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