India, Sept. 14 -- Pakistan will participate in next month's Men's Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament in Punjab, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said on Monday, citing the Centre's policy permitting India and Pakistan to compete against each other in multilateral sporting events.

The tournament, to be held from October 27 to November 5, will feature six teams -- defending champions India, Pakistan, China, Japan, Malaysia and Korea -- with matches scheduled at hockey stadiums in Jalandhar and Mohali.

Two reserve teams, Oman and Bangladesh, have also been named in case any of the participating sides pull out.

"There is no problem in multi-national tournaments. Maybe individual series (between India and Pakistan) cannot take place," Ma...