![Layla Banaras: Bridging two worlds, building Pakistan’s women’s football future [Geo Super]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Pakistan-vs-Turks-and-Caicos-Islands-FIFA-Series-2026-1080x535.jpeg "Layla Banaras: Bridging two worlds, building Pakistan’s women’s football future [Geo Super]")
In the evolving landscape of Pakistan women's football, diaspora talent is playing an increasingly important role, and few embody that shift more clearly than Layla Banaras.
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![‘We can be one of the best in Asia’: Layla Banaras sets ambitious target for Pakistan [Nukta]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Layla-Banaras-1160x535.jpg "‘We can be one of the best in Asia’: Layla Banaras sets ambitious target for Pakistan [Nukta]")
April16April 16, 2026
‘We can be one of the best in Asia’: Layla Banaras sets ambitious target for Pakistan [Nukta]
by Muneeb Farrukh Pakistan women’s football star Layla Banaras has expressed strong belief in the national team’s potential, stating that...
![Kaleemullah Jr set for Turkish trial, offering glimmer of hope for football revival [TCP]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Kaleemullah-Guam-vs-Pakistan-2026-AFC-U17-Asian-Cup-qualifiers.jpg "Kaleemullah Jr set for Turkish trial, offering glimmer of hope for football revival [TCP]")
March19March 19, 2026
Kaleemullah Jr set for Turkish trial, offering glimmer of hope for football revival [TCP]
Pakistan U17 star Kaleemullah Khan set to go for a trial with Turkish club Fatih Karagümrük SK.
March2March 4, 2026
Five Pakistan MNT players join Bangladesh club
Rao Umar Hayat, Alamgir Ghazi, Hayyan Khattak, Abdullah Shah and Shayek Dost officially join Brothers Union Football Club
![Nolberto Solano praises diaspora players after Afghanistan clash [Nukta]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Nolberto-Solano-1160x535.jpg "Nolberto Solano praises diaspora players after Afghanistan clash [Nukta]")
November3November 3, 2025
Nolberto Solano praises diaspora players after Afghanistan clash [Nukta]
Alam Zeb Safi of Nukta interviewed Pakistan MNT head coach Nolberto Solano. Video from YouTube embedded.
October29October 29, 2025
Ahmed Faraz Gulzari – Soaring like a Shaheen
FPDC sat down with Pakistan MNT's newest sensation Ahmed Faraz Gulzari to discuss his football journey and debuting for Pakistan in the 2027 ACQs.
![PFF struggling to field best squad against Afghanistan [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Pakistan-vs-Myanmar-2027-AFC-Asian-Cup-qualifiers-1160x535.jpg "PFF struggling to field best squad against Afghanistan [The News]")
October6October 6, 2025
PFF struggling to field best squad against Afghanistan [The News]
Funding constraints mean only five out of 13 targeted diaspora MNT players given call-ups so far due to airline ticket costs.
![Pakistan captain Abdullah Iqbal at the heart of Swedish club Mjällby’s fairytale rise [The National]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Abdullah-Iqbal-at-Mjallby-1160x535.jpeg "Pakistan captain Abdullah Iqbal at the heart of Swedish club Mjällby’s fairytale rise [The National]")
October3October 3, 2025
Pakistan captain Abdullah Iqbal at the heart of Swedish club Mjällby’s fairytale rise [The National]
Pakistan MNT's star defender has played a pivotal role as tiny seaside club close in on a first ever Allsvenskan title.
![PFF recalls Kaleemullah, Saddam for AFC Asian Cup qualifiers [Geo News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Saddam-Hussain-and-Kaleemullah-celebrate-Pakistan-U23-win-over-India-U23-in-2014.jpg "PFF recalls Kaleemullah, Saddam for AFC Asian Cup qualifiers [Geo News]")
September27September 28, 2025
PFF recalls Kaleemullah, Saddam for AFC Asian Cup qualifiers [Geo News]
Both former Pakistan MNT captains make a surprising return after many years away in 37-member provisional squad list for the Afghanistan ACQs matches in October. Adil Nabi and Etzaz Hussain also listed.
![FIFA clears Etzaz Hussain to play for Pakistan [Geo News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Etzaz-Hussain-and-PFF-1160x535.jpg "FIFA clears Etzaz Hussain to play for Pakistan [Geo News]")
September11September 11, 2025
FIFA clears Etzaz Hussain to play for Pakistan [Geo News]
Norwegian Pakistani midfielder likely to make his debut for Pakistan MNT in the October double-header against Afghanistan.