Islamabad: The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF), on the instructions of its President Mohiuddin Ahmad Wani, has announced the officials’ panel for the Prime Minister National Women Under-21 Hockey Championship 2026, which will be held at the Nasir Bunda Hockey Stadium in Islamabad from July 2 to July 8, 2026.
According to the notification, Muhammad Shafiq Bhatti of Lahore has been appointed Tournament Director, while Rahat Khan of Lahore will serve as Assistant Tournament Director. Muhammad Waqas Sheikh of Sukkur has been named Event Coordinator, Habib ur Rehman of Lahore will perform the duties of Coordinator, and Khawar Javed of Gojra has been appointed Assistant Coordinator. Tanzila Ameer Cheema of Lahore has been designated as Organizing Secretary, and Chand Parveen of Lahore will serve as Assistant Organizing Secretary.
The PHF has also named a technical officials’ panel to oversee the smooth and transparent conduct of matches. The panel includes Zaib un-Nisa of Lahore, Sonia Khan of WAPDA, Rabia Qadir of WAPDA, Riffat Masood of Islamabad, Abdul Malik of Gojra, Rehana Jaffar of Islamabad, Mahwish Iman of Islamabad, Alina Shakir of Islamabad, Fazeela Ashraf of Sukkur, and Waqas Ahmed of Peshawar.
For the umpiring panel, Banish Hayat of Lahore has been appointed as Umpires Manager. The field umpires include Mohiuddin of Toba Tek Singh, Mazhar Wasim of Nankana Sahib, Zahid Hameed of WAPDA, Mahmood Ali of PIA, Asad Abbas of Army, Wajahat Munir of Islamabad, Sajid Raza of Islamabad, Azeem Ahmed of Islamabad, Faizan Dar of Army, Hina Parvez of Lahore, Waqas Butt of Rawalpindi, and Aqeela Naseem of Lahore.
All participating teams have been directed to contact Tournament Director Muhammad Shafiq Bhatti for coordination related to the championship. Briefing meetings have been scheduled for July 1, 2026, before the start of the event. The meeting of umpires and tournament officials will be held at 3:00 p.m., while the meeting of team managers, captains, and coaches will take place at 4:00 p.m.
A PHF spokesperson also said that only female players born on January 1, 2006, or later will be eligible for the championship. Players must present a valid passport, six recent photographs with a white background, a domicile certificate, a B Form, and a NADRA Family Registration Certificate (FRC) at the time of reporting. Those failing to submit the required documents will not be allowed to participate.
