We have written to FIFA about election: Pirzada [The News]

We have written to FIFA about election: Pirzada [The News]

Federal minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination (IPC) Riaz Hussain Pirzada on Thursday revealed that the ministry had written to FIFA regarding the electoral controversy in Pakistan’s football.

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Faisal vows to raise standard of Pak football at int’l level [Nation]

Faisal vows to raise standard of Pak football at int’l level [Nation]

Newly-elected Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) president Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat has vowed to strengthen football infrastructure in the country for getting fruitful results and to raise standard of Pakistan football at international level.

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Faisal re-elected in controversial election [The News]

Faisal re-elected in controversial election [The News]

In a surprising development, despite the Lahore High Court’s (LHC) restraining order it issued on Monday, Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) held its elections at a secret place near Changla Gali on Tuesday in which renowned politician Faisal Saleh Hayat was re-elected for the fourth successive time.

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Despite LHC stay order, Hayat’s PFF holds elections [Dawn]

Despite LHC stay order, Hayat’s PFF holds elections [Dawn]

Despite Lahore High Court (LHC) issuing a stay order on Monday against the disputed PFF elections of its two factions, the one led by Faisal Saleh Hayat nevertheless carried on with the polls in Changla Gali and elected him for a fourth term as president.

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FIFA, AFC need to resolve plight before PFF elections [The News]

FIFA, AFC need to resolve plight before PFF elections [The News]

It is now highly likely that two bodies of Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) will be formed on the June 30 elections, which will put the future of football in the country at a high risk.

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Elections to go on as planned, says PFF President [Express Tribune]

Elections to go on as planned, says PFF President [Express Tribune]

Two weeks before the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) elections, Makhdoom Faisal Saleh Hayat plans to continue holding the president’s office, denying any possibility of being ousted by the Extra-ordinary Congress over charges of alleged incompetence and fund embezzlement.

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Faisal group terms PFF Congress moot ‘illegal’ as football row simmers [Dawn]

Faisal group terms PFF Congress moot ‘illegal’ as football row simmers [Dawn]

The crisis within Pakistan football snowballed into a major row on Wednesday as the war of words and blame-game reached fever pitch with the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) seemingly split into two factions.

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PFF Extraordinary Congress suspends Hayat [Dawn]

PFF Extraordinary Congress suspends Hayat [Dawn]

An Extraordinary Congress meeting of the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) in Islamabad on Tuesday suspended its president Faisal Saleh Hayat whilst terminating the services of its secretary Col. Ahmad Yar Khan Lodhi.

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