Following govt austerity and security directives, PFF confirms the Pakistan-Myanmar home game for the 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers at Jinnah Stadium Islamabad will be held without any spectators.
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Pakistan end SAFF U20 journey after India loss
India win 3-0 in a game where Pakistan missed several chances and were denied a clear penalty after the referee missed a deliberate handball.
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‘Top Pak footballers could have earned Rs10 million each’ [The News]
Nasir Ismail claims that during the last 9 years of crises in PFF and stoppages in domestic football, mainstream players lost as much as Rs 10 million of earnings each.
![The need for domestic football league [TNS] The need for domestic football league [TNS]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Pakistan-2026-FIFA-World-Cup-qualifiers-in-Amman-1160x535.jpg)
The need for domestic football league [TNS]
The FIFA-appointed PFF NC has been totally ignoring the needs of our local footballers by not holding the Pakistan Premier League, writes Alam Zeb Safi.
![Pakistan eager to salvage pride against Syria [The News] Pakistan eager to salvage pride against Syria [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Pakistan-vs-Syria-match-commissioners-meeting-2027-AFC-Asian-Cup-qualifiers-1160x535.jpg)
Pakistan eager to salvage pride against Syria [The News]
Pakistan host Syria today for their 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers Group E game at Jinnah Stadium Islamabad.
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INTERVIEW: Asia’s football chief says winter scheduling for 2034 World Cup will be ideal [Dawn]
With the World Cup set to come back to Asia just 12 years after Qatar, Sheikh Salman believes the continent could well become the location of choice for the football showpiece.
![We need to score more goals, concedes Pak football captain [The News] We need to score more goals, concedes Pak football captain [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Hassan-Bashir-1160x535.jpg)
We need to score more goals, concedes Pak football captain [The News]
Hassan Bashir, Pakistan MNT captain. 'If you ask me I think the biggest disappointment was our offensive in the last six games we played in Mauritius and India. We should have scored more goals but we did not have the quality against some of the teams."
![Lutfi urges Pak football chiefs to focus on local players [The News] Lutfi urges Pak football chiefs to focus on local players [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/tariq-lutfi.jpg)
Lutfi urges Pak football chiefs to focus on local players [The News]
"We don't say that foreign players have no quality but they cannot bear the load of Pakistan camp and it means that their induction in the team is not fruitful," Tariq Lutfi.
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Diaspora influx continues as PFF NC brings in Shadab as U-19 coach [Dawn]
Shadab Iftikhar, a British-Pakistani with a UEFA A License, joins as head coach of Pakistan U19 team ahead of SAFF U19 Championship in Nepal.
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Pakistan to participate in SAFF U16 C’ship after receiving NOC at the 11th hour [Geo Super]
Pakistan to participate in SAFF U16 Championship after receiving NOC at the 11th hour thanks to intervention by former SAPM Youth Affairs, Shaza Fatima Khawaja. Squad will leave for Bhutan tonight via Doha.
![Pakistan gear up for India test in SAFF Women’s Championship [Nukta] Pakistan gear up for India test in SAFF Women’s Championship [Nukta]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/2024-SAFF-Womens-Championship-pre-tournament-press-conference-1160x535.jpg)
Pakistan gear up for India test in SAFF Women’s Championship [Nukta]
Pakistan women's national football team will be returning to the international circuit after a year-long hiatus. Face India in SAFF Women's Championship opener tomorrow in Kathmandu.
![Business as usual: PSB issues NOC for SAFF Women C’ship at the 11th hour [Nukta] Business as usual: PSB issues NOC for SAFF Women C’ship at the 11th hour [Nukta]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Pakistan-WNT-reach-Nepal-for-2024-SAFF-Womens-Championship-1160x535.jpg)
Business as usual: PSB issues NOC for SAFF Women C’ship at the 11th hour [Nukta]
PSB initially denying NOC and then eventually issuing it hours before departure is a common pattern as also faced earlier by Pakistan U17 team as well as the national karate side.
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NC asks AFC for extension in submission of venue for Pak-Jordan match [The News]
PFF NC asks another AFC extension for submitting venue for 21 March home clash vs Jordan in 2026 WCQs. PSB says Jinnah Stadium will be ready by 'end of February.'
![Pakistan’s footballing mess [TNS] Pakistan’s footballing mess [TNS]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/PFF-flag.jpg)
Pakistan’s footballing mess [TNS]
It’s time that PFF Normalisation Committee, headed by Haroon Malik, holds PFF elections and puts Pakistan football back on track, writes Alam Zeb Safi.
![Govt urges FIFA to ensure PFF elections by March 15 [The News] Govt urges FIFA to ensure PFF elections by March 15 [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IPC-Minister-Fawad-Hasan-Fawad-1-1160x535.jpg)
Govt urges FIFA to ensure PFF elections by March 15 [The News]
IPC Minister offers FIFA to invite all stakeholders for one joint meeting to finalize roadmap for transfer of powers to an elected PFF.

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