![Shehbaz invites footballer Riaz to PM House [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Muhammad-Riaz-and-PM-Shehbaz-Sharif.jpg "Shehbaz invites footballer Riaz to PM House [The News]")
Former Pakistan NT star Muhammad Riaz, who was seen selling jalebis in a viral social media video, met the Prime Minister.
Tag: PFL
![‘A dagger to the heart’: can Pakistan recover from latest Fifa ban? [The Guardian]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Pakistan-fans-at-Jinnah-Stadium-Pakistan-vs-Jordan-2026-FIFA-World-Cup-qualifiers-1160x535.jpg "‘A dagger to the heart’: can Pakistan recover from latest Fifa ban? [The Guardian]")
February12February 12, 2025
‘A dagger to the heart’: can Pakistan recover from latest Fifa ban? [The Guardian]
“It’s a dagger to the heart and I don’t know how [Pakistan] will recover from another [FIFA] ban,” said former Pakistan head coach Stephen Constantine to The Guardian.
![False start? Much-hyped Pakistan Football League remains in serious doubt [Nukta]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/PFL-logo-1160x535.jpg "False start? Much-hyped Pakistan Football League remains in serious doubt [Nukta]"){kind=logo}
October22October 22, 2024
False start? Much-hyped Pakistan Football League remains in serious doubt [Nukta]
A series of recent setbacks has left the organizers of the proposed PFL reeling. It remains to be seen whether they will be able to deliver the goods.
![Blow for Pakistan Football League as partner company pulls out [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/PFL-Redstrike.jpg "Blow for Pakistan Football League as partner company pulls out [Dawn]")
September25September 25, 2024
Blow for Pakistan Football League as partner company pulls out [Dawn]
PFL partners Redstrike pullout from franchise league project, saying they had not yet received scheduled payments from PFL's UK-based holding company.
![PFF advised to focus on conducting elections [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Sardar-Naveed-Haider-Khan-880x535.jpg "PFF advised to focus on conducting elections [The News]")
July10July 10, 2024
PFF advised to focus on conducting elections [The News]
Sardar Naveed Haider Khan, a likely PFF presidency candidate, again demands PFF NC to avoid wasting time and hold elections.
![Mayor Karachi extends support to PFL in bid to revive football in Pakistan [Geo Super]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Mayor-Karachi-Murtaza-Wahab-with-PFLs-Farhan-Junejo.jpg "Mayor Karachi extends support to PFL in bid to revive football in Pakistan [Geo Super]")
June13June 14, 2024
Mayor Karachi extends support to PFL in bid to revive football in Pakistan [Geo Super]
PFL's Farhan Junejo met Mayor Karachi Murtaza Wahab.
![PFL vows to build ‘sustainable football ecosystem’ [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/PFL-launch-ceremony-with-Farhan-Junejo-Ahmer-Kunwar-and-reps-from-Benfica-and-Atletico-de-Madrid-academies-1160x535.jpg "PFL vows to build ‘sustainable football ecosystem’ [Dawn]")
June5June 5, 2024
PFL vows to build ‘sustainable football ecosystem’ [Dawn]
The PFL franchise league vowed to build “a sustainable football ecosystem” in its launch event but did not present a framework on how it will do so.
![Pakistan Football League launched [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/PFL-Launch-Event-2024-in-Lahore-1160x535.jpg "Pakistan Football League launched [The News]")
June5June 5, 2024
Pakistan Football League launched [The News]
The PFL franchise league held its formal launch event in a Lahore hotel yesterday. 5 franchise teams unveiled: Zalmi FC, Lahore FC, Sialkot FC, Faisalabad Lions FC, Lyari Tigers FC.
![With Owen leading the line, Pakistan Football League gets govt nod [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/PFL-UK-delegation-including-Michael-Owen-and-Emile-Heskey-meet-IPC-Minister-Rana-Sanaullah-1024x535.jpg "With Owen leading the line, Pakistan Football League gets govt nod [Dawn]")
June4June 4, 2024
With Owen leading the line, Pakistan Football League gets govt nod [Dawn]
Despite being termed 'illegal and unsanctioned' by PFF NC earlier, the Michael Owen led PFL delegation met with IPC Minister and Chairman Senate to get govt backing for their franchise league project.
![High-powered footballers in Pakistan for PFL launch [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/PFL-Lahore-1160x535.jpg "High-powered footballers in Pakistan for PFL launch [The News]")
June4June 4, 2024
High-powered footballers in Pakistan for PFL launch [The News]
Various international football players and executives part of PFL UK delegation visiting Pakistan ahead of their franchise league launch event on 4 June in Lahore.