John Duerden writes for The Guardian on Pakistan WNT's recent AFC Asian Cup qualification campaign and the impact of new recruits.
![New-look Pakistan making up for lost time with UK-born footballers [The Guardian]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Pakistan-WNT-celebrate-beating-Indonesia-2026-AFC-Womens-Asian-Cup-qualifiers-1160x535.jpeg "New-look Pakistan making up for lost time with UK-born footballers [The Guardian]")
September23September 24, 2025
Tag: Mariam Mahmood
![Women’s football: Pakistan hopes to kick off new era [BBC]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Mariam-Mahmood-scores-for-Pakistan-vs-Kyrgyzstan-2026-AFC-Womens-Asian-Cup-qualifiers-1160x535.jpg "Women’s football: Pakistan hopes to kick off new era [BBC]")
July25July 25, 2025
Women’s football: Pakistan hopes to kick off new era [BBC]
Following their international debuts, UK-based Pakistan WNT stars Layla Banaras and Mariam Mahmood aim to help further women's football in Pakistan.
July6July 7, 2025
Pakistan WNT end Asian Cup Qualifiers on a high [Dawn]
Mariam Mahmood's first half brace for Pakistan enough to overcome Kyrgyzstan 2-1 to conclude the WNT's maiden Women's Asian Cup qualifiers campaign.
![Six diaspora players join Pakistan women’s football camp for WACQs [Geo News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/new-Pakistan-WNT-recruits-for-2026-AFC-Womens-Asian-Cup-qualifiers.jpg "Six diaspora players join Pakistan women’s football camp for WACQs [Geo News]")
June13June 13, 2025
Six diaspora players join Pakistan women’s football camp for WACQs [Geo News]
Provisional squad features players with professional experience in European, North American leagues for upcoming 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualifiers. Training camp to begin in Islamabad on 19 June.
![West Brom Women forward Mariam Mahmood holds Pakistan talks as British-Pakistani trio train in Lahore [Sky Sports]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Amna-Hanif-Zahmeena-Malik-Nadia-Khan-in-Lahore-for-Pakistan-WNT-camp.-Mariam-Mahmood-of-WBA-1160x535.jpg "West Brom Women forward Mariam Mahmood holds Pakistan talks as British-Pakistani trio train in Lahore [Sky Sports]")
December24December 24, 2022
West Brom Women forward Mariam Mahmood holds Pakistan talks as British-Pakistani trio train in Lahore [Sky Sports]
West Bromwich Albion forward Mariam Mahmood in talks with Pakistan officials about playing for the national team; British-Pakistani trio Nadia Khan, Amina Hanif and Zahmena Malik in Lahore for National Team training camp ahead of Saudi Arabia tour; Aqsa Mushtaq lands top award in Greece
![PFF decides to include dual-national players in national team [Geo News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Nadia-Khan-at-Doncaster-Rovers-Belles-2-990x535.jpeg "PFF decides to include dual-national players in national team [Geo News]")
August17August 17, 2022
PFF decides to include dual-national players in national team [Geo News]
PFF considering over dozen female footballers of Pakistani origin based in UK, Greece, America and UAE, say sources. Two diaspora players already called up for SAFF Women's Championship.