![Footballers in Pakistan struggling to survive: Nasir Ismail [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Nasir-Ismail-Masha-United-NWFC-2021-1-1160x535.jpeg "Footballers in Pakistan struggling to survive: Nasir Ismail [The News]")
“The time is not far when you will see top national footballers riding Bykea or Uber because there are no professional games to play here,” Nasir Ismail, head coach of Masha United
Author: Editorial Staff (Editorial Staff)
![Suspension on Pakistan ratified by FIFA Congress [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/71st-FIFA-Congress-2021-1160x535.jpg "Suspension on Pakistan ratified by FIFA Congress [Dawn]")
May22May 22, 2021
Suspension on Pakistan ratified by FIFA Congress [Dawn]
NC had claimed Pakistan faces long ban but FIFA ratification clearly stated that lifting it requires PFF House being vacated by Ashfaq group
![I took advice but didn’t necessarily act on it, says ex-PFF secretary [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Manizeh-Zainli-PFFs-first-ever-female-General-Secretary.jpg "I took advice but didn’t necessarily act on it, says ex-PFF secretary [Dawn]")
May22May 22, 2021
I took advice but didn’t necessarily act on it, says ex-PFF secretary [Dawn]
“I have nothing to do with PFF anymore, have no desire to have my name dragged into this, and never associated with any group or faction”
![FIFA ratifies Pakistan’s suspension [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/71st-FIFA-Congress-suspends-PFF-on-21-May-2021-1160x535.jpg "FIFA ratifies Pakistan’s suspension [The News]")
May22May 22, 2021
FIFA ratifies Pakistan’s suspension [The News]
71st FIFA Congress overwhelmingly approved ban on PFF with 203 votes to 1. Ban will only be lifted when PFF matters are returned back to NC.
![‘Efforts on to keep Pakistan away from FIFA ban’ [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Haroon-Malik.jpg "‘Efforts on to keep Pakistan away from FIFA ban’ [The News]")
May21May 21, 2021
‘Efforts on to keep Pakistan away from FIFA ban’ [The News]
NC chairman Haroon Malik says he's trying his best to convince FIFA not to impose a five-year ban on Pakistan as FIFA Congress meets today.
![Palestine situation is heart-breaking: Adil [Express Tribune]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Pakistan-vs-Palestine.jpg "Palestine situation is heart-breaking: Adil [Express Tribune]")
May21May 21, 2021
Palestine situation is heart-breaking: Adil [Express Tribune]
Muhammad Adil fondly remembers touring Palestine with Pakistan back in 2012 & 2014 Nakba Cups, expresses solidarity with Palestinians
![Presenting damning evidence, Ashfaq group lays into PFF NC’s working [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Ashfaq-Shah-group-press-conference-19-May-2021-1160x535.jpg "Presenting damning evidence, Ashfaq group lays into PFF NC’s working [Dawn]")
May20May 20, 2021
Presenting damning evidence, Ashfaq group lays into PFF NC’s working [Dawn]
Audio recordings obtained by Ashfaq Shah group from laptop of PFF Director Finance, Adnan us-Sadiq cited as 'justification' for their takeover of PFF.
![Mohsin Gilani behind football turmoil in Pakistan, claims Ashfaq Group [The Nation]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Ashfaq-Shah-group-press-conf-19-May-2021.-1160x535.jpg "Mohsin Gilani behind football turmoil in Pakistan, claims Ashfaq Group [The Nation]")
May20May 20, 2021
Mohsin Gilani behind football turmoil in Pakistan, claims Ashfaq Group [The Nation]
Sardar Naveed says audio conversations are proof that Mohsen Gilani 'interfering' in PFF affairs
![Ashfaq group won’t give PFF control to FIFA NC [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Ashfaq-Shah-group-press-conference-19-May-2021.-1160x535.jpg "Ashfaq group won’t give PFF control to FIFA NC [The News]")
May20May 20, 2021
Ashfaq group won’t give PFF control to FIFA NC [The News]
Press conference at PFF House discloses audio conversations from last year suggest constant internal squabbles in Normalisation Committee
![Pick football over politics, says Saadullah [Express Tribune]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Pakistan-celebrate-Saadullah-winner-vs-Afghanistan-2015.jpg "Pick football over politics, says Saadullah [Express Tribune]")
May14May 14, 2021
Pick football over politics, says Saadullah [Express Tribune]
Pakistani star believes game will die in country if Fifa ban prolongs due to refusal of the Ashfaq Shah faction to return PFF back to NC