LAHORE - Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) President Brig (R) Khalid Sajjad Khokhar and General Secretary Asif Bajwa, Olympians Manzoor Junior, Khawaja Junaid, Punjab Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Rai Taimoor Khan Bhatti, DG Sports Punjab Adnan Arshad Aulakh and others condoled the sad demise of former hockey Olympian Gulraiz Akhtar, who died on Monday (November 1, 2021) and was laid to rest here. They conveyed their heartfelt sympathies to the members of the bereaved family and prayed to Allah Almighty to grant them courage to bear this irreparable loss with equanimity. They also lauded the services of Olympian Gulraiz Akhtar for the game of hockey. Legendary Gulraiz Akhtar, who was a part of Pakistan hockey team that won gold medal in Mexico Olympics in 1968, was the husband of SBP Deputy Director Chand Perveen. Gulraiz, 78, as left-half of Pakistan scored one to help Pakistan win the Olympics in 1968. He was also a member of the national team that won gold medal at the 1970 Asian Games in Bangkok.