Rashid, the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games gold medallist, at the same time as categorically denying the allegations of the use of offensive language is thinking about the choice to mission the ban withinside the courtroom docket of law.
A PHF inquiry committee changed into constituted to peer if Rashid had used abusive language towards Prime Minister Imran Khan, who’s additionally the PHF patron-in-chief. The commands on this regard had been given through PHF president retired Brig Khalid Sajjad Khokhar and secretary Asif Bajwa, stated a press launch issued on Thursday.
After Rashid did now no longer reply to 2 notices issued to him at the matter, the committee on PHF president’s commands imposed the ten-yr ban. The replica of the notification has additionally been despatched to National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Sports.
Speaking at the matter, Rashid dispelled the affect of abusive language he changed into presupposed to have used towards the top minister on any social media forum.
“On social media or every other public media I even have usually given [due] appreciate to the top minister,” the 62-yr-vintage Rashid instructed Dawn.
“On a WhatsApp organization I simplest stated that at the box aleven though Imran Khan changed into claiming that he might placed the sport of hockey at the proper track, not anything got here at the floor over the past 3 years. And I additionally stated Imran will now no longer do any correct paintings for hockey,” the Olympian remarked at the same time as giving his clarification.
As a citizen of the country, Rashid added, he had the proper to speak, but “I didn’t use any abusive language”.
Expressing his marvel over the ban introduced through the PHF, Rashid stated presently he changed into now no longer even conserving any function withinside the federation.
According to Rashid, he obtained the primary word from the PHF a few 5 months ago, adding “it didn’t deliver any stable material, that’s why I did now no longer recall it serious”.
“The 2d clarification word I obtained a few forty five days ago,” he stated.
“I wrote a quick respond to the PHF refusing to simply accept the allegations as I did now no longer use any abusive language towards the top minister,” he reiterated.
Meanwhile, the PHF asked the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) to trouble letters to PEMRA and different applicable establishments to take in addition steps for imposing the ban on Rashid.