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Hockey captain Imad Shakeel refuses to attend PSB luncheon invitation

Board paid Imad Rs5,600 for his travel to Islamabad

GNN Web Desk
Published 5 hours ago on Jun 24th 2025, 3:05 pm
By Web Desk
Hockey captain Imad Shakeel refuses to attend PSB luncheon invitation

Lahore: Pakistan Hockey Team Captain Imad Shakeel Butt has declined an invitation to a luncheon by the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB).

The Sports Board paid Imad Shakeel Rs5,600 for his travel to Islamabad, to which Imad declined the invitation.

Imad Shakeel rejected the invitation, replying that such a sum of money is spent on paying the toll tax.

It is pertinent to note that the Pakistan Sports Board invited six players of the national hockey team for the luncheon, including Sufyan Khan, Rana Waheed, Abdullah, Muneeb-ur-Rehman, and Hanan Shahid.

Apart from this, other sports players have also been invited for the luncheon, including Olympic gold medalists Arshad Nadeem and Noah Dastgir.

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