![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]")
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.
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![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"
![Pakistan eye first ACQ victory against late-to-arrive Afghanistan [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Pakistan-MNT-squad-with-PFF-President-Mohsen-Gilani-before-Afghanistan-2027-ACQs-1080x535.jpg "Pakistan eye first ACQ victory against late-to-arrive Afghanistan [Dawn]")
October9October 9, 2025
Pakistan eye first ACQ victory against late-to-arrive Afghanistan [Dawn]
Both Pakistan and Afghanistan have 0 points after suffering defeats against Syria and Myanmar in their 2027 ACQs group games so far.
![Mohsin Naqvi says Afghanistan’s visa issues for Asian Cup qualifier resolved [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Pakistan-Afghanistan-2027-AFC-Asian-Cup-qualifiers-1018x535.jpeg "Mohsin Naqvi says Afghanistan’s visa issues for Asian Cup qualifier resolved [Dawn]")
October8October 8, 2025
Mohsin Naqvi says Afghanistan’s visa issues for Asian Cup qualifier resolved [Dawn]
Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi intervention at 11th hour ensures Afghanistan NT players get visa on arrival in Pakistan for tomorrow's ACQ.
![Pakistan’s home Asian Cup qualifier against Afghanistan in limbo due to visa issue [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Hassan-Bashir-for-Pakistan-vs-Afghanistan.jpg "Pakistan’s home Asian Cup qualifier against Afghanistan in limbo due to visa issue [Dawn]")
October7October 8, 2025
Pakistan’s home Asian Cup qualifier against Afghanistan in limbo due to visa issue [Dawn]
PFF says AFF failed to ensure the presence of its full traveling squad at the Pakistan Embassy in Kabul for biometric verification