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- It is expected that the world football governing body will disclose its decision in a press release soon.
- FIFA has kept its appointed normalisation committee (NC) alive, expecting the situation to normalise and the PFF headquarters to be vacated.
- IPC Minister Dr Fehmida Mirza met an Ashfaq group delegation recently in order to pave the way for normalising the situation.
ISLAMABAD: The Bureau of the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) has decided to extend the mandate of the normalization committee (NC) of the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) for another three months, well-informed sources told The News Friday.
This is the fourth time that NC has been given extension since its emergence in September 2019. FIFA last extended PFF Normalisation Committee’s (NC) mandate for three months on July 1. NC’s tenure expired on September 30.
It is expected that the world football governing body will disclose its decision in a press release soon.
Currently, Pakistan is suspended by FIFA. However, the world body has kept its appointed NC alive, expecting the situation to normalise and the PFF headquarters to be vacated which will allow NC to regain its access to the headquarters and accounts.
IPC Minister Dr Fehmida Mirza is acting as a mediator. She met an Ashfaq group delegation recently in order to pave the way for normalising the situation.
The other day a senior official of the Pakistan Sports Board told the publication that he is very optimistic about the resolution of the dispute.
Just days after the Ashfaq group re-assumed the control of the PFF headquarters in March, FIFA slapped Pakistan with a suspension in the first week of April. And FIFA will only lift the suspension when its NC regains access to the PFF headquarters.
A couple of years ago, the NC was formed by FIFA to hold elections of the PFF within nine months. However, nothing was done and subsequently, mandates were extended several times but nothing positive could be done towards holding the PFF elections.
In August this year, the normalisation committee met President Arif Alvi and shared its elections roadmap with the government. But the Ashfaq group has said that the current NC is not acceptable.