Multan Sultans owner Ali Tareen proposes a club league with ownership equity, while rival bids from PFL/GSV and Zabe Khan push for a franchise model
![Ali Tareen among three bidders in race to get PFF’s nod for new league [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Ali-Tareen-Zabe-Khan-Kaleemullah-1160x535.jpg "Ali Tareen among three bidders in race to get PFF’s nod for new league [Dawn]")
December18December 19, 2025
Tag: dawn
![FOOTBALL FRACAS [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Army-vs-WAPDA-35th-National-Games-2025-1160x535.jpg "FOOTBALL FRACAS [Dawn]")
December11December 12, 2025
FOOTBALL FRACAS [Dawn]
National Games football semifinal saw Army beat WAPDA 4-3 before a fight broke out between the two sides at full time, referee allegedly assaulted.
![Inaugural SAFF Club C’ship kicks off with hopes of boosting women’s game in South Asia [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/South-Asian-Football-Federation-SAFF-new-logo-1160x535.jpg "Inaugural SAFF Club C’ship kicks off with hopes of boosting women’s game in South Asia [Dawn]"){kind=logo}
December5December 5, 2025
Inaugural SAFF Club C’ship kicks off with hopes of boosting women’s game in South Asia [Dawn]
SAFF hopes the women's club championship becomes an annual fixture as women's football makes big strides across South Asia
![FOOTBALL: WHAT KIND OF LEAGUE? [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/WAPDA-acknowledge-Jinnah-Stadium-crowd-after-winning-2023-24-NFCC-Cup-final-1160x535.jpg "FOOTBALL: WHAT KIND OF LEAGUE? [Dawn]")
November16November 16, 2025
FOOTBALL: WHAT KIND OF LEAGUE? [Dawn]
Pakistan Football may soon get a new domestic league. But questions remain about what kind of league it will be and whether it will be what Pakistan really needs.
![INTERVIEW: Asia’s football chief says winter scheduling for 2034 World Cup will be ideal [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/AFC-president-Sheikh-Salman-1160x535.jpg "INTERVIEW: Asia’s football chief says winter scheduling for 2034 World Cup will be ideal [Dawn]")
November7November 7, 2025
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.
![Interview: AFC president looking towards promising days for football in Pakistan [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/AFC-president-Sheikh-Salman-interviewed-by-Umaid-Wasim-of-Dawn-1160x535.jpg "Interview: AFC president looking towards promising days for football in Pakistan [Dawn]")
November6November 6, 2025
Interview: AFC president looking towards promising days for football in Pakistan [Dawn]
Sheikh Salman stresses support from FIFA and AFC, expresses confidence that government will play its part in Pakistani football’s development
![AFC president Sheikh Salman set to visit Pakistan [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/AFC-President-Sheikh-Salman-bin-Ebrahim-Al-Khalifa-1100x535.jpg "AFC president Sheikh Salman set to visit Pakistan [Dawn]")
November4November 4, 2025
AFC president Sheikh Salman set to visit Pakistan [Dawn]
Scheduled to hold meetings with civil and military leadership “with focus on infrastructure development in the field of football".
![PFF chief vows to work on grassroots development [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/PFF-president-Mohsen-Gilani-VP-Hafiz-Zakaullah-ExCo-member-Abid-Hussain-Baddi-at-Karachi-Airport-1160x535.jpg "PFF chief vows to work on grassroots development [Dawn]")
October31October 31, 2025
PFF chief vows to work on grassroots development [Dawn]
When meeting reporters during his Hyderabad visit, PFF president Syed Mohsen Gilani also called departments 'the soul of football in Pakistan' and vowed to revive them.
![Pakistan suffer 8-1 thrashing from Iraq in opening qualifier of AFC Futsal Asia Cup [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Iraq-vs-Pakistan-2026-AFC-Futsal-Asian-Cup-qualifiers-1160x535.jpg "Pakistan suffer 8-1 thrashing from Iraq in opening qualifier of AFC Futsal Asia Cup [Dawn]")
October18October 20, 2025
Pakistan suffer 8-1 thrashing from Iraq in opening qualifier of AFC Futsal Asia Cup [Dawn]
Pakistan's first ever international futsal game in Dammam ends in a one-sided defeat. Ali Khan scores Pakistan's only goal.
![Solano satisfied as Pakistan end losing streak despite Otis’ penalty miss [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Ahmed-Faraz-Gulzari-and-Etzaz-Hussain-Pakistan-vs-Afghanistan-2027-AFC-Asian-Cup-qualifiers-1160x535.jpg "Solano satisfied as Pakistan end losing streak despite Otis’ penalty miss [Dawn]")
October10October 10, 2025
Solano satisfied as Pakistan end losing streak despite Otis’ penalty miss [Dawn]
Despite only getting one point against Afghanistan at home, Pakistan MNT head coach Nolberto Solano said "The best playes in the world have missed penalties. It is all part of game"