International hockey players arrive in Karachi

International players from Argentina have arrived in Karachi to participate in Nishan-e-Haider Hockey Tournament starting this Wednesday.

Talking to media at Jinnah International airport, Argentinian goalkeepers said they will play their role in reviving international events in Pakistan.

They were pleased to come to Pakistan, hoping to play well for the spectators who would come to watch the tournament.

The goalkeepers said they were looking forward to a pleasant stay in the country, the people of which they find "hospitable and loving".

The goalkeepers were welcomed by Colonel Saif-ur-Rehman and hockey players and Olympians Islahuddin Siddique and Iftikhar Syed at Jinnah International Airport.They were taken to the hotel under strict security.

They will be in the hockey field alongside Pakistan players at Abdul Sattar Edhi Hockey Stadium where Sindh Rangers Director General Muhammad Saeed will inaugurate the tournament.

Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa will be the chief guest at the closing ceremony.