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Pakistani Football Federation Suspended by FIFA Due to a Serious Violation

by Laiba
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April 7: FIFA has announced the suspension of the football federation in Pakistan due to interference of a third party. Such interference is considered a serious violation. Hence, the Men and Women’s Pakistani Football teams are temporarily banned from participating in any games until FIFA receives a confirmation from the normalization committee of the PFF that the PFF’s premises, accounts, administration, and communication channels are again under its full control.

According to FIFA Media:

This situation was prompted by the recent hostile takeover of the PFF headquarters in Lahore by a group of protestors and an alleged decision by certain individuals to remove the FIFA-appointed normalization committee of the PFF led by Haroon Malik and to hand over the leadership of the PFF to Syed Ashfaq Hussain Shah.

FIFA issued a letter warning that, should the illegitimate occupation of the PFF headquarters not be lifted and the office bearers recognized by FIFA not be permitted free access to the building to carry out their mandate, the matter would be immediately submitted to the Bureau of the Council for decision.

April 3: Last week, the ongoing Women’s Championship that was taking place in Karachi was canceled by the committee. The action was taken after the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) headquarters were attacked in Lahore. The FIFA-appointed Normalisation Committee (NC) on-site was physically charged, and their possessions were also taken.

The Karachi United were later pulled out of the National Women’s Football Championship. The game is now being organized without the PFF committee.

Pakistani celebrities Mahira Khan, Yumna Zaidi, and influencer Nahia J. Eiman raised their voice and supported the female footballers of Pakistan.

Yamna Zaidi Said,

“Sports are essential for a society to remain healthy and provide us with the heroes we so desperately need to look up to and represent our country. At present, the current Pakistan women’s national football team seems to be going through a host of issues and I want to appeal to whoever is listening to please help them. We need this! We need them to shine.”

Mahira Khan also took it to her Instagram and said,

“Respect the game!!! Respect the players!! “We too are responsible for upholding the integrity of the game as it is challenged by politicised governance.”

Naiha J. Eiman said,
“Stop letting us down, Not blaming Pakistan for the lack of opportunities but these people in power need to think about the people who were born in the country”.
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This is what the captain of the Pakistan women’s football team, Hajra Khan has to say:

Federal Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination Fehmida Mirza also tweeted about the matter. She said: “Had several meetings with the federation and NC. Even wrote to FIFA to send fact-finding mission and to hold elections as delay is badly affecting football in Pakistan #SavePakistanFootball.”

Captain of the Pakistan women’s football team, Hajra Khan, had also penned on Twitter, “Today, we stand our ground, and we stand it together! #NoMoreSilence.”

Twitter Users are Tweeting Under the Hashtag #SavePakistanFootball

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