Pakistan held by Syria 1-1 after heartbreaking equaliser in stoppage time.
![A tough task [TNS] A tough task [TNS]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/PFF-flag.jpg)
A tough task [TNS]
Alexandre Gros, who will monitor the working of the FIFA-appointed normalisation committee, should know that things in Pakistan football are not easy. Problems will come and the path is filled with thorns.
![AFC U16 qualifiers – Group D: Oman, Saudi Arabia primed for decider [The-AFC.com] AFC U16 qualifiers – Group D: Oman, Saudi Arabia primed for decider [The-AFC.com]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Saudi-Arabia-vs-Pakistan-AFC-U16-qualifiers-2019.jpg)
AFC U16 qualifiers – Group D: Oman, Saudi Arabia primed for decider [The-AFC.com]
Hosts Saudi Arabia inflict 4-2 defeat on determined Pakistan in AFC U16 qualifiers.
![Control of PFF headquarters, accounts: Ashfaq group convenes meeting [The News] Control of PFF headquarters, accounts: Ashfaq group convenes meeting [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/PFF-House-1000x535.jpg)
Control of PFF headquarters, accounts: Ashfaq group convenes meeting [The News]
FIFA has said that the headquarters and accounts should be handed over to the committee by September 20 (today). It is pertinent to mention here that the Ashfaq-led PFF had been formed in elections ordered by the Supreme Court.
![AFC U16 Qualifiers – Group D: Flying starts for Oman, Saudi Arabia [the-afc.com] AFC U16 Qualifiers – Group D: Flying starts for Oman, Saudi Arabia [the-afc.com]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Pakistan-U16-vs-Oman-U16-AFC-U16-qualifiers-2019.jpg)
AFC U16 Qualifiers – Group D: Flying starts for Oman, Saudi Arabia [the-afc.com]
Pakistan U16s lose 2-0 to Oman in opening fixture.
![Normalisation Committee removes Lodhi as PFF secretary [Dawn] Normalisation Committee removes Lodhi as PFF secretary [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Lt-Col-Ahmed-Yar-Lodhi.jpg)
Normalisation Committee removes Lodhi as PFF secretary [Dawn]
“The removal wasn’t based on performance. It was taken to ensure neutrality in the PFF secretariat. We decided in the meeting that it wouldn’t be fair to have anyone in the PFF administration who was associated with either of the two factions.”
![Normalisation Committee was the need of the hour: FIFA official [Dawn] Normalisation Committee was the need of the hour: FIFA official [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Alexandre-Gros-with-Humza-Khan-on-forming-PFF-Normalisation-Committee.jpg)
Normalisation Committee was the need of the hour: FIFA official [Dawn]
“We wanted to act for quite some time but the trigger point for FIFA to decide it was high time to appoint the Normalisation Committee was when we saw that the Pakistan national team facing difficulty in participating in the first round of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier,” Gros said.
![Questions raised over neutrality of FIFA body members [The News] Questions raised over neutrality of FIFA body members [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Khadim-Ali-Shah-with-Rahim-Bakhsh-1160x535.jpg)
Questions raised over neutrality of FIFA body members [The News]
Faisal Saleh Hayat ally Khadim Ali Shah accuses normalisation committee appointees not being neutral.

Gilgit Baltistan Girls Football League Day II Ends
Gilgit Baltistan Girls Football League 2019 going in full swing as Day II matches conclude.
![The wait is over: FIFA announces Normalisation Committee for PFF [Dawn] The wait is over: FIFA announces Normalisation Committee for PFF [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/869507-PFF-1428954617.jpg)
The wait is over: FIFA announces Normalisation Committee for PFF [Dawn]
Normalisation committee members express hope.
