![Riaz pleads PM Shehbaz to revive department football [Nukta]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Muhammad-Riaz-meets-PM-Shehbaz-Sharif-with-IPC-Minister-Rana-Sanaullah-Shaza-Fatima-Khawaja-Attaullah-Tarar-and-Rana-Mashood-1160x535.jpg "Riaz pleads PM Shehbaz to revive department football [Nukta]")
Pakistan's prime minister had invited Riaz to Islamabad after his video went viral on social media where the player was seen making jalebis.
Tag: Disbandment
![Star soccer player forced to sell ‘jalebis’ [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Pakistan-MNT-former-star-Muhammad-Riaz-forced-to-sell-Jalebis.jpg "Star soccer player forced to sell ‘jalebis’ [The News]")
March10March 10, 2025
Star soccer player forced to sell ‘jalebis’ [The News]
Former Pakistan star Muhammad Riaz shown to be making jalebis in a video widely shared on social media is another sign of players struggling with no signs of govt departments reinstating their football teams.
![No progress in departmental sports revival [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/K-Electric-vs-SNGPL-in-NFCC-2018.jpg "No progress in departmental sports revival [The News]")
December31December 31, 2024
No progress in departmental sports revival [The News]
Contrary to promises and claims made by the IPC Ministry on reviving an outdated departmental sports system, no progress has been made over two years for reviving teams in sports like hockey and football.
![‘Top Pak footballers could have earned Rs10 million each’ [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Muhammad-Sadam-Pakistan-vs-Jordan-2026-FIFA-World-Cup-qualifiers-1160x535.jpg "‘Top Pak footballers could have earned Rs10 million each’ [The News]")
April2April 3, 2024
‘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.
![Footballers want FIFA to revive premier league, other domestic events [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/SSGC-vs-KRL-PPFL-2021-960x535.jpg "Footballers want FIFA to revive premier league, other domestic events [The News]")
December21December 21, 2023
Footballers want FIFA to revive premier league, other domestic events [The News]
One footballer said that playing Pakistan Premier League was a major source of income for players, urging FIFA, AFC, and PFF NC to bring back the leagues so that departments can also revive their football teams.
![Pakistan Premier Football League must be held now, demand officials [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/KRL-vs-SSGC-PPFL-2018-finale.jpg "Pakistan Premier Football League must be held now, demand officials [The News]")
July15July 15, 2023
Pakistan Premier Football League must be held now, demand officials [The News]
“The survival of departments and other major teams in football depends on the Premier League,” a senior official of a department told ‘The News’.
![KPT set to revive cricket, football teams [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/KPT-celebrate-beating-PCAA-on-penalties-in-NFCC-2020-1080x535.jpg "KPT set to revive cricket, football teams [The News]")
February2February 2, 2023
KPT set to revive cricket, football teams [The News]
Following orders of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to restore departmental sports teams, KPT now eager to resume sporting activities in 2023-24.
![It’s time to invest in Pakistan football [TNS]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Army-vs-KRL-NFCC-2020-penalties-1080x535.jpg "It’s time to invest in Pakistan football [TNS]")
October23October 23, 2022
It’s time to invest in Pakistan football [TNS]
Despite revival of departments under current govt, their football teams will have to restructure and reform to meet changing demands of modern pro football or risk becoming irrelevant, writes Alam Zeb Safi.
![Departments reluctant to form teams before NC calendar [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/SSGC-vs-KPT-NFCC2020-1160x535.jpg "Departments reluctant to form teams before NC calendar [The News]")
October21October 21, 2022
Departments reluctant to form teams before NC calendar [The News]
Many departments waiting for Normalisation Committee's pending announcement for national-level events before they restore teams on current government's directives
![Top footballers set to move Supreme Court after SSGC terminates contracts [SAMAA]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/SSGC-PPFL-2021-1160x535.jpg "Top footballers set to move Supreme Court after SSGC terminates contracts [SAMAA]")
August29August 29, 2022
Top footballers set to move Supreme Court after SSGC terminates contracts [SAMAA]
Pakistan’s top footballers are likely to move Supreme Court after their department SSGC terminated their contracts