Zahir to challenge Hayat for PFF presidency [Dawn]

Zahir to challenge Hayat for PFF presidency [Dawn]

Having been elected unopposed as Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) president for the last two terms, Faisal Saleh Hayat is set to face his biggest challenge in this year’s election — and that too from a former ally, Syed Zahir Ali Shah.

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Govt-backed group discusses PFF elections strategy today [The News]

Govt-backed group discusses PFF elections strategy today [The News]

Some influential persons of the government-backed group will put their heads together in Lahore on Friday (today) to chalk out a plan about the elections of Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) to be held on June 30.

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PFF’s election rules to ‘allay threats to Hayat’s fiefdom’ [Dawn]

PFF’s election rules to ‘allay threats to Hayat’s fiefdom’ [Dawn]

It seems the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) has quelled the threat to Faisal Saleh Hayat’s presidential hot-seat.

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Capt Safdar to discuss ‘fake’ PFA elections [The News]

Capt Safdar to discuss ‘fake’ PFA elections [The News]

Captain Safdar, son-in-lawof Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, has been in close contact with the members of Punjab Football Association (PFA) and is expected to reach Lahore in the next two or three days to discuss with them what happened at the electoral meeting of the PFA at the PFF headquarters in Lahore on Friday.

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Controversy reigns as Hayat declares Sardar Naveed PFA chief [Dawn]

Controversy reigns as Hayat declares Sardar Naveed PFA chief [Dawn]

Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) president Faisal Saleh Hayat says the Punjab Football Association (PFA) elections were held on Friday which saw Sardar Naveed Haider Khan elected its president while the rival group claims they were never held.

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Chaos mars PFA polls as rivals claim victory [Dawn]

Chaos mars PFA polls as rivals claim victory [Dawn]

As feared, the elections of the Punjab Football Association (PFA) became disputed with both the contesting rival groups — Arshad Khan Lodhi and Sardar Naveed Haider Khan — claiming victory amid tension at the PFF House here on Friday

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Mockery of democracy in PFA elections at PFF headquarters [The News]

Mockery of democracy in PFA elections at PFF headquarters [The News]

FIFA rules and football ethics were butchered on Friday during elections of Punjab Football Association (PFA) which saw a few people getting involved in a brawl.

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ANALYSIS: Shades of past in present tussle for PFF stranglehold [Dawn]

ANALYSIS: Shades of past in present tussle for PFF stranglehold [Dawn]

Now it seems history is repeating itself, the circumstances having an uncanny resemblance to how Hayat got in power 12 years ago.

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Niazi’s group stages ‘sit-in’ after papers’ rejection [The News]

Niazi’s group stages ‘sit-in’ after papers’ rejection [The News]

The election commission of Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) on Saturday rejected the nomination papers of former PML-N MPA Ali Haider Noor Khan Niazi who wants to contest the election for the presidential slot of Punjab FA.

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