Loud Thinking

Excellency Shehbaz Sharif,

اسلام و علیکم

Honourable Sir,

Hockey is Pakistan’s national sport and a proud symbol of our sporting heritage. It is the game that brought immense glory to the nation, earning Pakistan eight Olympic medals — three gold, three silver and two bronze out of total 11 medals won — at the Olympic Games. Regrettably, our national hockey has suffered a prolonged decline, culminating in Pakistan’s failure to qualify for the last three Olympic Games.

As you have rightly and consistently emphasized, every challenge presents an opportunity.

Following the recent resignation of the President of the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF), we are faced with a critical leadership vacuum at a decisive moment.
With our national team scheduled to travel within few days on 24th February to Egypt for participation in the World Cup qualifiers scheduled from 01 – 07 March 2026, the situation calls for immediate, visionary, and result-oriented leadership.

In this context, I respectfully submit that Mujahid Anwar Khan, Air Chief Marshal (Retd.), stands out as an exceptional candidate to lead the PHF.
A proven leader with an uncompromising commitment to excellence, he has consistently demonstrated the ability to transform institutions through clarity of vision, strategic foresight, and decisive execution.

His tenure as Chief of Air Staff of the Pakistan Air Force is widely acknowledged—both nationally and internationally—as a benchmark of dynamic leadership. Of particular note is his foresight in establishing the Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Computing (CENTAIC) in 2020. The strategic significance of this initiative has even been acknowledged by Indian media. ZEE News, in a report dated 7 August 2025 titled “Operation Sindoor Fallout: What Is CENTAIC and Why India Can’t Ignore China-Pak AI War Network”, highlighted CENTAIC as a central pillar of Pakistan’s AI-driven military transformation. The opening paragraph of the report, in particular, stands as a remarkable tribute to Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan’s vision and strategic foresight.

(Reference link: https://www.google.com/amp/s/zeenews.india.com/world/operation-sindoor-fallout-what-is-centaic-and-why-india-can-t-ignore-china-pak-ai-war-network-2942864.html/amp)

At a time when Pakistan hockey urgently requires institutional reform, professional governance, and a renewed culture of excellence, Air Chief Marshal (R) Mujahid Anwar Khan’s leadership credentials make him uniquely suited to spearhead its revival. His appointment as President of the Pakistan Hockey Federation would send a strong and reassuring signal of seriousness, accountability, and ambition — qualities essential for restoring Pakistan hockey to its rightful place on the world stage.

I sincerely hope this submission will receive your kind consideration in the larger national interest.

With the highest respect,

Yours faithfully,

Syed Nayyar Uddin Ahmad
Lahore
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