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Vehari also spelled Vihari (), is a city and the headquarters of Vehari District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is Pakistan's 62nd largest city. Vehari is about from the historical city of Multan. Vehari is located at the Multan-Delhi ...
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Punjab, Pakistan
Punjab (; , ) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in central-eastern region of the country, Punjab is the second-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the largest province by population. It shares land borders with the ...
field hockey
Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ...
player and ex-captain of Pakistan Hockey Team.Waseem Ahmad (field hockey player) on International Hockey Federation website Published 19 January 2010, Retrieved 21 August 2017 He belongs to a Jat family.(_Randawah).
He is regarded as one of the best left-halves in the world, and became the most capped midfielder and most capped player for Pakistan. After announcing his retirement from International hockey during a press conference held after Pakistan-India third-place match of 26th Champions Trophy in Lahore, former Pakistan captain Waseem Ahmad later staged a comeback to international hockey in 2006 for World Cup and retired immediately after Pakistan team campaign in London Olympics 2012.
Career
He is regarded as one of the best left-halves in the world, and became the most capped midfielder and most capped player for Pakistan.Waseem Ahmad (field hockey player) on Dawn (newspaper) Published 17 October 2009, Retrieved 21 August 2017
After announcing his retirement from International hockey during a press conference held after Pakistan-India third-place match o in
Lahore
Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where it is the largest city ...
, former Pakistan captain Waseem Ahmad later staged a comeback to international hockey in 2006 for World Cup and retired immediately after Pakistan team campaign in London Olympics 2012.Pakistan record draw against Spain in opener (this newspaper article shows many Waseem Ahmad pictures in game action Dawn (newspaper), Published 31 July 2012, Retrieved 21 August 2017
Tamgha-e-Imtiaz:
He played most number of matches for Pakistan and was awarded Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Award of excellence).
See also
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Pakistan Hockey Federation
The Pakistan Hockey Federation ( ur, ) is the governing body for the sport of field hockey in Pakistan. It is affiliated with the International Hockey Federation (FIH).
Management positions
The current Patron-in-Chief is Prime Minister Mian Mu ...