![Ashfaq’s PFF holds Premier League as franchise event looms [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/SSGC-vs-Army-PPFL-2018-1024x535.jpeg "Ashfaq’s PFF holds Premier League as franchise event looms [Dawn]")
“At the end of it all, the point is that we just want to play regardless of who organises it. That's what we all care about.” said KRL manager Ayaz Butt
Category: Other National Competitions
![GSV served notice for entering pact with PFF’s Ashfaq group [Geo]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Global-Soccer-Ventures-GSV.jpg "GSV served notice for entering pact with PFF’s Ashfaq group [Geo]")
August13August 13, 2021
GSV served notice for entering pact with PFF’s Ashfaq group [Geo]
PFF Normalisation Committee sends legal notice to Global Soccer Ventures over 'illegal' franchise league agreement with 'illegitimate' Ashfaq Shah group
August4August 4, 2021
A franchise football league in Pakistan might finally take off [Dawn]
Despite FIFA ban, PFL organisers remain confident that a successful first edition will eventually lead to recognition by FIFA and AFC.
August3August 3, 2021
PFF signs deal to launch ‘Pakistan’s first franchise-based domestic league’ [Dawn]
Global Soccer Ventures announce launching 'Pakistan Football League' soon.
![Citing differences, Sardar Naveed ‘walks away’ from Ashfaq’s PFF [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Amir-Dogar-with-Shahid-Shinwari-Ashfaq-Shah-Sardar-Naveed-etc-1160x535.jpeg "Citing differences, Sardar Naveed ‘walks away’ from Ashfaq’s PFF [Dawn]")
July21July 21, 2021
Citing differences, Sardar Naveed ‘walks away’ from Ashfaq’s PFF [Dawn]
“I don’t want to be party to that agreement which is basically a sellout of Pakistan football,” Sardar Naveed on quitting Ashfaq Shah's PFF over franchise league deal
![Naveed resigns as PFF vice-president over differences [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Sardar-Naveed-Haider-Khan-interviewed-by-Dawn-News-1160x535.jpg "Naveed resigns as PFF vice-president over differences [The News]")
July21July 21, 2021
Naveed resigns as PFF vice-president over differences [The News]
Sardar Naveed quits Ashfaq Shah group over 'illegal' franchise league deal that did not get approved by the PFF Congress
![‘It is a tournament to identify talent early’ [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Ashfaq-Shah-group-press-conf-19-May-2021.-1160x535.jpg "‘It is a tournament to identify talent early’ [The News]")
June24June 24, 2021
‘It is a tournament to identify talent early’ [The News]
Ashfaq Shah faction announces their own National U23 Championship featuring 12 teams in Abbottabad from 4 July onwards
![FIFA or no FIFA, football will flourish in Pakistan: Ashfaq [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Ashfaq-Shah-group-press-conference-19-May-2021-1160x535.jpg "FIFA or no FIFA, football will flourish in Pakistan: Ashfaq [The News]")
May28May 28, 2021
FIFA or no FIFA, football will flourish in Pakistan: Ashfaq [The News]
Refusing to vacate PFF House, Ashfaq Shah group now plans a Pakistan Football Super League, despite any event under them will have no official recognition
![Shaheed Jilani Khan Challenge Cup from Sept 15 in Chaman [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Muhammad-Essa-Khan-1160x535.jpg "Shaheed Jilani Khan Challenge Cup from Sept 15 in Chaman [The News]")
August25August 25, 2020
Shaheed Jilani Khan Challenge Cup from Sept 15 in Chaman [The News]
Departments, teams from Afghanistan also invited; PFF NC gives NOC for invitational tournament.
![PFF NC lays down ground rules for holding of franchise league [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/SSGC-vs-Muslim-FC-PPFL-2018-1160x535.jpg "PFF NC lays down ground rules for holding of franchise league [Dawn]")
July16July 16, 2020
PFF NC lays down ground rules for holding of franchise league [Dawn]
In response to speculation on social media about a rumoured franchise league, PFF NC said any franchise or national league in the country can only be held by the PFF.