![PM, AFC chief discuss roadmap for football [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/PM-Shehbaz-Sharif-meets-AFC-president-Sheikh-Salman-1160x535.jpg "PM, AFC chief discuss roadmap for football [The News]")
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif wants closer cooperation with the AFC for Pakistani football to uplift the sport at the grassroots and elite levels.
Tag: Football Development
![Football – Also a future for Pakistan sports [TNS]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Fareedullah-Pakistan-vs-Myanmar-2027-AFC-Asian-Cup-qualifiers-1160x535.jpg "Football – Also a future for Pakistan sports [TNS]")
August24August 24, 2025
Football – Also a future for Pakistan sports [TNS]
While sports like squash and hockey in Pakistan remain in decline, and cricket remains inconsistent, one sport which can uplift the international sporting image of Pakistan is football, writes Rehan Sayeed for TNS.
![PFF chief Gilani unveils vision for Pakistan football [Nukta]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/PFF-president-Mohsen-Gilani-with-AFC-general-secretary-Dato-Windsor-John-1160x535.jpg "PFF chief Gilani unveils vision for Pakistan football [Nukta]")
August22August 23, 2025
PFF chief Gilani unveils vision for Pakistan football [Nukta]
Gilani highlighted the structural reforms, international collaborations and initiatives that mark a significant shift from the federation’s troubled past
![PFF delegation discusses strategic roadmap with AFC officials [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/PFF-delegation-visits-AFC-in-Kuala-Lumpur-1160x535.jpg "PFF delegation discusses strategic roadmap with AFC officials [The News]")
August19August 19, 2025
PFF delegation discusses strategic roadmap with AFC officials [The News]
Four-member PFF delegation visited the AFC in Kuala Lumpur on bringing Pakistani football back on track by availing AFC development resources and programs.
![PFF president promises ‘new era’ for Pakistan football with FIFA backing [The Nation]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Mohsen-Gilani-with-Hafiz-Zakaullah-and-Raja-Amer-Khan-at-PFF-House-press-conference-17-July-2025-1160x535.jpg "PFF president promises ‘new era’ for Pakistan football with FIFA backing [The Nation]")
July18July 18, 2025
PFF president promises ‘new era’ for Pakistan football with FIFA backing [The Nation]
In his first official press conference as PFF president, Syed Mohsen Gilani aims to bring Pakistan football back on track, with plans to restore, develop, and uplift the sport nationwide.
![Elected PFF era begins amid hopes and challenges ahead [TNS]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/PFF-ExCo-Elections-2025-Shahid-Khokhar-1160x535.jpg "Elected PFF era begins amid hopes and challenges ahead [TNS]")
June8June 8, 2025
Elected PFF era begins amid hopes and challenges ahead [TNS]
After years of uncertainty, elected PFF era begins amid hopes and challenges ahead, writes Sarfraz Ahmed for The News on Sunday.
![PFF vice presidents unite under Mohsen Gilani to rebuild football in Pakistan [The Nation]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Mohsen-Gilani-Hafiz-Zakaullah-Dr-Muhammad-Ali-celebrate-winning-2025-PFF-ExCo-elections-1160x535.jpg "PFF vice presidents unite under Mohsen Gilani to rebuild football in Pakistan [The Nation]")
June5June 5, 2025
PFF vice presidents unite under Mohsen Gilani to rebuild football in Pakistan [The Nation]
All three elected PFF vice-presidents, Naveed Aslam Lodhi, Hafiz Zakaullah and Dr Muhammad Ali pledged to foster transparency, unity and grassroots development in Pakistani football after a decade of crises.
![‘Pakistan is an untapped gold mine of football’ [Nukta]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Pakistan-celebrate-beating-Cambodia-in-2026-FIFA-World-Cup-qualifiers-at-Jinnah-Stadium-Islamabad-1160x535.jpg "‘Pakistan is an untapped gold mine of football’ [Nukta]")
October16October 16, 2024
‘Pakistan is an untapped gold mine of football’ [Nukta]
Football has failed to attract the corporate sector's attention the way it should have in a country where it is the most popular sport after cricket.
![PFF consultant Shahrukh Sohail on the future of football in Pakistan [Express Tribune]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/PFF-flag.jpg "PFF consultant Shahrukh Sohail on the future of football in Pakistan [Express Tribune]")
July25July 31, 2024
PFF consultant Shahrukh Sohail on the future of football in Pakistan [Express Tribune]
PFF plans leagues for men, women, and youth, aiming to create jobs and improve football infrastructure, says PFF consultant Shahrukh Sohail.
![With right plan, infrastructure, Pakistan can compete in World Cup 2030 [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/DFA-Quetta-vs-Chaman-City-PPL-Balochistan-Cup-2018.jpg "With right plan, infrastructure, Pakistan can compete in World Cup 2030 [The News]")
December5December 6, 2022
With right plan, infrastructure, Pakistan can compete in World Cup 2030 [The News]
NC chairman Haroon Malik, ex-captain Muhammad Essa, coach Nasir Ismail say only long-term development plans in infrastructure, coaching, grassroots, domestic football can make Pakistan try for 2030 World Cup spot.