PM Shehbaz awards Rs1.5m to each Pakistani player after securing spot
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced on Monday that every member of Pakistan men's national field hockey will receive a cash prize worth 1,087 million rupees (Rs342 per head) following the team qualification for FIH Hockey World Cup qualifiers.
Key Points
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1Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced Rs1.5 million cash rewards for each player on Pakistan men's national field hockey squad.
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2The reward was declared in recognition of their outstanding performance securing qualification to reach World Cup 2026 semi-finals after defeating Japan with a scoreline ending the eight-year wait.
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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced on Monday that each player of Pakistan men's national field hockey will receive Rs15 million in recognition for their outstanding performance.
— [Mar 09, 2:34] PM announces cash prize (Arynews)The Prime minister has decided to give a reward amounting at the rate of one crore fifty lakh rupees each player after qualifying from World Cup qualifiers in hockey
— (Dawn)Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced a Rs1.5 million cash award to be given individually to each player of the Pakistan men's field hockey squad after they qualified for the 2026 FIH Men's HWC World Cup in Canada and Germany following their semi-final victories against England on October 3, with PTCL also pledging an additional reward upon qualification.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced a Rs1.5 million reward per player following their victory over Japan and qualification for an upcoming FIH Hockey World Cup to be hosted by Belgium and the Netherlands next August, marking Pakistan's return after eight years of absence from major tournaments since 2014.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced Rs1.5 million for each player on Pakistan's national hockey team in recognition of their qualification at the FIH Hockey World Cup 2026 Qualifiers, which he described as a significant step toward reviving and promoting hockey through fan enthusiasm generated by this achievement.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced Rs1.5 million cash rewards for each player of the national hockey team to recognize their performance in securing World Cup qualification after an eight-year wait ended by a 4-3 victory over Japan and subsequent loss to England. The Pakistan men's field hockey squad qualified for HockeyWorldCup2026 following this achievement, which generated widespread excitement across the country according to statements released on Monday.