Islamabad will host the Prime Minister National Women Under-21 Hockey Championship 2026 from July 2 to July 8 at the Nasir Bunda Hockey Stadium, where teams from provincial and affiliated associations will compete.
On the instructions of PHF President Mohiuddin Ahmad Wani, the Pakistan Hockey Federation has formally announced the officials’ panel for the event. 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 as Coordinator, and Khawar Javed of Gojra as Assistant Coordinator. Tanzila Ameer Cheema of Lahore has been designated Organizing Secretary, with Chand Parveen of Lahore 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 Umpires Manager. The field umpires will 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.
Participating teams have been directed to contact Tournament Director Muhammad Shafiq Bhatti for coordination. Ahead of the championship, briefing meetings have been scheduled for July 1, 2026. The umpires and tournament officials meeting will be held at 3:00 p.m., followed by the meeting of team managers, captains, and coaches at 4:00 p.m.
According to the PHF spokesperson, only female players born on January 1, 2006, or later will be eligible for the championship. Players will need to 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 who do not submit the required documents will not be allowed to participate.
