Reporting on football in Pakistan can be quite embarrassing, especially when the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) is mostly busy in controversial elections while players who should be the spine of the sport continue to remain eerily silent on the issue.
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PFF elections: Youngsters suffer as power struggle continues [Express Tribune]
In a manner not too dissimilar to a natural disaster, it is the children who have suffered the most from the ongoing power struggle at the upper echelons of football administration in the country.
LHC declares PFF elections null and void [Dawn]
The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday declared the elections of the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) held in Changla Gali, Abbottabad on June 30 as null and void while also issuing contempt notices to Faisal Saleh Hayat and Col Ahmed Yar Khan Lodhi.
Wanted: FIFA role to clear PFF mess [The News]
An input from FIFA regarding football conflict in Pakistan would play a key role in the resolution of the dispute which seems to inflict a huge damage on the country’s football.
Hayat blames govt for abrupt SAFF U-16 withdrawal [Dawn]
With his future as Pakistan’s football chief hanging in the balance, Faisal Saleh Hayat blamed the government for the country’s non-participation in next month’s SAFF U-16 Championship.
SAFF U16 Championship: Essa bullish about Pakistan’s chances [Express Tribune]
Former national captain Essa Khan believes that Pakistan can win the 2015 South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) U16 Championship commencing from August 7 in Bangladesh.
IFA president to face no-confidence motion [Nation]
Islamabad Football Association (IFA) president Dr Fazal Ur Rehman faces no-confidence motion, which will be tabled against him on July 15 during the IFA extraordinary meeting to be held at Pakistan Sports Complex.
PFF dismisses four officials [The News]
Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) dismissed four employees on Tuesday, sources told ‘The News’.
We have written to FIFA about election: Pirzada [The News]
Federal minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination (IPC) Riaz Hussain Pirzada on Thursday revealed that the ministry had written to FIFA regarding the electoral controversy in Pakistan’s football.
Faisal vows to raise standard of Pak football at int’l level [Nation]
Newly-elected Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) president Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat has vowed to strengthen football infrastructure in the country for getting fruitful results and to raise standard of Pakistan football at international level.