India, Feb. 20 -- The Pakistan Hockey Federation's (PHF) president, Tariq Bugti, resigned on Thursday amid the ongoing controversy, following the national team's players being left on the streets during a recent tour of Australia. But before his resignation, he imposed a two-year ban on captain Ammad Shakeel Butt for criticising the national federation.

Bugti confirmed his resignation, stating he had submitted it to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. "I have sent my resignation letter to the PM but I urge him and Field Marshal Asim Munir to conduct an impartial inquiry into the whole situation which took place in Australia during the FIH Pro League hockey" he said.

Meanwhile, Butt also slammed the PHF on Wednesday, revealing that players we...