Pakistan to play hosts Maldives on March 21 at the Laamu Gan Stadium in Gan. First call-ups given to Abdul Samad Arshad and Harun Hamid from the diaspora contingent. Veterans Hassan Bashir and Yousuf Butt dropped.
![Pakistan’s Complicated Relationship with Diaspora Footballers [PIDE]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/PFF-flag.jpg "Pakistan’s Complicated Relationship with Diaspora Footballers [PIDE]")
March15March 15, 2023
Pakistan’s Complicated Relationship with Diaspora Footballers [PIDE]
At a time when diaspora players are becoming increasingly important in teams all over the world, they are slighted by the local football community in Pakistan and some individuals in the media just because they were not born in Pakistan.
![Family still waiting for late athlete Shahida’s body [Express Tribune]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Pakistan-at-SAFF-Womens-Championship-2012.jpg "Family still waiting for late athlete Shahida’s body [Express Tribune]")
March10March 10, 2023
Family still waiting for late athlete Shahida’s body [Express Tribune]
Former Pakistan Women's National Football Team player and national hockey player Shahida Raza died on a migrant boat that sunk off the coast of Italy last month
![SAPM on Youth Affairs Shaza Fatima meets women football team [The Nation]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Pakistan-Womens-National-Team-meet-SAPM-on-Youth-Affairs-Shaza-Fatima-Khawaja-in-Islamabad-1160x535.jpg "SAPM on Youth Affairs Shaza Fatima meets women football team [The Nation]")
March10March 10, 2023
SAPM on Youth Affairs Shaza Fatima meets women football team [The Nation]
Pakistan WNT met with Shaza Fatima Khawaja, the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Youth Affairs on International Women's Day.
![PFF NC trying to arrange another FIFA friendly [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Pakistan-MNT-vs-Nepal-Nov-2022-1160x535.jpg "PFF NC trying to arrange another FIFA friendly [The News]")
March9March 9, 2023
PFF NC trying to arrange another FIFA friendly [The News]
Pakistan MNT play hosts Maldives on March 21. Efforts being made for a second friendly on March 28 with any willing country to fully avail this FIFA window
![REVIVING FOOTBALL IN LYARI [Dawn EOS]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Karachi-FC-boys.jpg "REVIVING FOOTBALL IN LYARI [Dawn EOS]")
March5March 5, 2023
REVIVING FOOTBALL IN LYARI [Dawn EOS]
Karachi’s oldest and working class settlement Lyari is famed worldwide for its passion for football in particular. Swindon Town and Karachi FC aim to take to next level.
![Finding Pakistan’s Mohamed Salah [TNS]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Commissioner-Karachi-Iqbal-Memon-with-Swindon-Town-FC-coaches-and-trialist-players-1160x535.jpg "Finding Pakistan’s Mohamed Salah [TNS]")
March5March 5, 2023
Finding Pakistan’s Mohamed Salah [TNS]
Coaches and officials from Swindon Town FC continue in their hunt for raw footballing talent from Pakistan in partnership with Karachi FC and Commissioner Karachi
![NC announces dates for district elections [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/IPC-Minister-Ehsan-Mazari-with-PFF-NC-Chairman-Haroon-Malik-1160x535.jpg "NC announces dates for district elections [Dawn]")
March4March 4, 2023
NC announces dates for district elections [Dawn]
PFF NC chairman Haroon Malik announced DFA elections from May 15 in a joint press conference with IPC Minister Ehsan Mazari, but admitted PFF elections may not be held by NC's current June 30 mandate deadline.
![Haroon fails to give specific timeline for PFF elections [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/IPC-PFF.png "Haroon fails to give specific timeline for PFF elections [The News]")
March4March 4, 2023
Haroon fails to give specific timeline for PFF elections [The News]
In a meeting with IPC Minister Ehsan Mazari, NC chairman Haroon Malik said that while DFA elections to begin May 15, actual PFF elections unlikely by June 30
![‘Clubs want more time to fulfil constitutional demands’ [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/NC-meets-various-officials-1160x535.jpeg "‘Clubs want more time to fulfil constitutional demands’ [The News]")
March3March 3, 2023
‘Clubs want more time to fulfil constitutional demands’ [The News]
Stakeholders 'seek more time' to secure voting rights for newly registered clubs after NC unveiled plans for beginning district-level elections from May 15th