Lahore, Saturday, September 17, 2011
The meetings of Pakistan Football Federation Congress and its Executive were convened in PFF Secretariat today with the President PFF Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat in the chair.
According to the press release issued here by PFF, President of PFF welcomed all the congress and Executive Committee members and AFC representative Mr. James Johnson. He warmly congratulated AFC representative Mr. James Johnson and all the Congress and Executive Committee members for attending the meeting and extended his profound gratitude on their unopposed election which reflects trust reposed in their leadership by the soccer family of Pakistan.
He appreciated and felicitated the efferts of all the Provincial Elections Commissioners and PFF Secretariat for conducting fair, free and impartial elections including conducting scrutiny of clubs and formulation of comprehensive elections rules and directives 2011.
He emphasized that further acceleration in football activities will be done with the pro-active participation by the PFF subordinate units. Therefore, in the next term (2011-2015) PFF will ensure measure to make the provinces more active in conducting of various football activities including A Division and Junior Leagues independently without depending for financial support from PFF. All these activities will be managed, financed and controlled by generating their own resources.
During congress meeting the calender of activities 2012, audited statement of accounts and proposal for starting the award of excellence to the best provincial associations, department and clubs was also approved. The Executive Committee unanimously approved the various standing committees, the restructuring of PFF secretariat and reappointment of Lt. Col. ® Ahmed Yar Khan Lodhi as General Secretary PFF for the term 2011-15 as proposed by President PFF.
the same old “tried, tested, and failed” approach continues without vision, without ambition, without imagination, without football.
PFF is totally runned on dictatorship. Also elections are never fair and square. It runned by croupt officials. So in that case our football will not improve.
better for football
KARACHI: Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) secretary Col Ahmad Yar Lodhi was given a four-year extension during the PFF Congress and Executive Committee meetings held in Lahore on Saturday besides making various other important decisions.
“I am thankful to all the members of Congress and Executive Committee who showed faith in me and I will try my level best to work in the best possible way in order to enhance the standard of football in the country,” Lodhi told ‘The News’ after the meeting which was also attended by the representative of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) James Johnson.
In the meeting chaired by the PFF president Faisal Saleh Hayat, several other important decisions were also taken. In order to reduce the expenditure of the federation, approval was given to the decision of the top brass pertaining to the reduction of directors from five to two. The portfolios of the Directors Marketing, Finance and Youth Development were abolished and new posts including Director Member Associates and Projects and Director Development and Competitions were created.
Wing Commander Pervez Saeed Mir, who was previously acting as Director Operations, will now serve as Director Development and Competitions while Col Farasat Ali, who was acting as Director Clubs, will serve as Director Member Associates and Projects besides handling the affairs of clubs.
Naved Haider, who was previously acting as Director Marketing and Events will now work as honorary marketing consultant of the PFF. Lodhi said that by reducing the strength of directors the PFF will be able to cut down its expenses by 20 percent per month. Moreover, a Rs55 million budget for the year 2011-12 was approved.
KARACHI: Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) secretary Col Ahmad Yar Lodhi was given a four-year extension during the PFF Congress and Executive Committee meetings held in Lahore on Saturday besides making various other important decisions.
“I am thankful to all the members of Congress and Executive Committee who showed faith in me and I will try my level best to work in the best possible way in order to enhance the standard of football in the country,” Lodhi told ‘The News’ after the meeting which was also attended by the representative of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) James Johnson.
In the meeting chaired by the PFF president Faisal Saleh Hayat, several other important decisions were also taken. In order to reduce the expenditure of the federation, approval was given to the decision of the top brass pertaining to the reduction of directors from five to two. The portfolios of the Directors Marketing, Finance and Youth Development were abolished and new posts including Director Member Associates and Projects and Director Development and Competitions were created.
Wing Commander Pervez Saeed Mir, who was previously acting as Director Operations, will now serve as Director Development and Competitions while Col Farasat Ali, who was acting as Director Clubs, will serve as Director Member Associates and Projects besides handling the affairs of clubs.
Naved Haider, who was previously acting as Director Marketing and Events will now work as honorary marketing consultant of the PFF. Lodhi said that by reducing the strength of directors the PFF will be able to cut down its expenses by 20 percent per month. Moreover, a Rs55 million budget for the year 2011-12 was approved.