![Why Pakistan football failed to flourish despite growing popularity [Nukta]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Pakistan-crowd-at-Jinnah-Stadium-Islamabad-for-WCQs-vs-Cambodia-1160x535.jpg "Why Pakistan football failed to flourish despite growing popularity [Nukta]")
There are a thousand different reasons why the beautiful game paints a bleak picture in a sports-mad country. But primarily it’s power struggles, poor management and allegations of corruption within the national set-up which have caused the greatest harm.
![‘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]")
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 NC refuses to re-submit NOC request [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/PSB-vs-PFF.jpg "PFF NC refuses to re-submit NOC request [The News]")
PFF NC declined to re-submit PSB's directive for NOC to travel for SAFF U17s in Bhutan next week due to 'lack of time'. PSB is said to have initiated NOC process request on its own anyway.
![PFF NC likely to complete electoral process before Dec 15 [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/PFF-Football-House-1-1160x535.jpeg "PFF NC likely to complete electoral process before Dec 15 [The News]")
District-wide elections to conclude soon, provincial elections by early August, PFF elections expected in October with enough time for transfer of powers to newly elected body. NC's disciplinary committee also handling cases regarding a few important stakeholders over their legitimacy.
![PFF considering holding club, departmental leagues [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Army-vs-HEC-2023-24-NFCC-R2-1160x535.jpg "PFF considering holding club, departmental leagues [The News]")
Facing pressure over lack of regular domestic football, PFF NC now considering options for organising club and department leagues, futsal events for men and women.
According PFF NC press release from AFC Congress in Bangkok, FIFA and AFC officials 'expressed satisfaction' over PFF elections progress. NC members also met football officials from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Palestine, Syria, and Afghanistan during AFC Congress.
![No end in sight despite completion of NC’s tenure as elected body [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Shahid-Khokhar-and-Haroon-Malik-at-PFF-NC-presser-16.02.2024-1160x535.jpg "No end in sight despite completion of NC’s tenure as elected body [The News]")
When asked by The News' Abdul Mohi Shah about PFF NC getting yet another extension, NC member Shahid Khokhar said, "I am now hundred percent confident that everything will be settled within this year.”
PFF NC held press conference at PFF House in Lahore announcing release of voters list for eligible football clubs to take part in upcoming District Football Association elections nationwide.
![Club Licensing: A vital tool for football development [The Nation]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Shahid-Khokhar-at-PFF-Club-Licensing-seminar-in-April-2018.jpeg "Club Licensing: A vital tool for football development [The Nation]")
PFF NC member Shahid Khokhar writes op-ed for 'The Nation' about the importance of club licensing for football development in Pakistan.
![PSB to install floodlights at Jinnah Stadium by February-end [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Jinnah-Stadium-Pakistan-vs-Cambodia-2026-FIFA-World-Cup-qualifiers-1160x535.jpeg "PSB to install floodlights at Jinnah Stadium by February-end [The News]")
PSB has assured that required standard floodlights at Jinnah Stadium will be installed by end of February for Pakistan to host Jordan on 21 March for nighttime WCQ.
