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This situation was prompted by the recent hostile takeover of the PFF headquarters in Lahore by a group of protestors and an alleged decision by certain individuals to remove the FIFA-appointed normalisation committee of the PFF led by Haroon Malik and to hand over the leadership of the PFF to Syed Ashfaq Hussain Shah.

FIFA issued a letter warning that, should the illegitimate occupation of the PFF headquarters not be lifted and the office bearers recognised by FIFA not be permitted free access to the building to carry out their mandate, the matter would be immediately submitted to the Bureau of the Council for decision.

The decision follows the resignation of the previous PFF normalisation committee chairman and aims to give fresh impetus to the normalisation process.

The composition of the normalisation committee has been confirmed as follows:

• Mr Haroon Malik (chairman)
• Mr Haris Azmat (member)
• Mr Saud Azim Hashimi (member)
• Mr Muhammad Shahid Niaz Khokhar (member)
• Mr Muneer Sadhana (member)

While the normalisation committee chairman and members will assume their duties as of 20 January 2021, their final confirmation is conditional upon the successful completion of an eligibility check carried out by the FIFA Review Committee in accordance with the FIFA Governance Regulations.

All other terms of the mandate of the normalisation committee, as decided by the Bureau of the FIFA Council, remain the same.

The decision was reached during the online Executive Committee meeting on Monday with SAFF President Kazi Salahuddin and SAFF General Secretary Anwarul Huq in attendance.

Mandate of Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) normalisation committee extended

The Bureau of the FIFA Council has decided to extend the mandate of the PFF normalisation committee, which was due to expire on 31 December 2020, until all tasks have been completed, but until no later than 30 June 2021.

The decision was taken with the primary objective of allowing the normalisation committee to fulfil all of the tasks entrusted to it in its mandate.

In addition, following the decision of the chairman of the normalisation committee to step down from his position by the end of 2020, FIFA will appoint a new chairperson in due course, who will have to pass an eligibility check to be carried out by the FIFA Review Committee in accordance with the FIFA Governance Regulations.

The training camp – the first in seven years - kicked off on October 26 with 30 players attending. 

PFF national technical director Daniel Limones supervised the camp along with coaches Qibtia Jamshed Butt, Mohsin-ul-Hasnain and Khurram Shehzad.

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The decision was taken on Monday at an online meeting of the South Asian Football Federation, with the General Secretaries of the football associations of Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Nepal, Maldives, Sri Lanka and Bhutan along with SAFF General Secretary Anwarul Huq present.

While the PFF Normalisation Committee has made significant progress in several aspects and the PFF now has a functional administration supporting football activities, the decision has been taken in order to enable it to complete all of the tasks of its mandate, particularly in light of the general disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan.

A road map has been agreed by the FIFA and AFC administrations and the PFF Normalisation Committee that foresees the full implementation of the latter’s mandate and includes holding an elective PFF Congress by the end of December 2020.

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The win took Iraq to the top of the standings on seven points from three matches, ahead of Kuwait on goal difference while Palestine have six.

Iraq play Oman in their final match on Saturday while Kuwait, not in action on Thursday, face Palestine. Oman defeated Pakistan 1-0 on Saturday for their first win of the Qualifiers but have no hope of advancing.

The two had settled for a 1-1 draw in Sunday's meeting and needed wins to stay in sight of a place in the 2020 Finals, with Iraq defeating Pakistan 3-0 and Kuwait triumphing by the same margin against Oman.

The win took Kuwait to the top of the standings on seven points, having defeated Pakistan 2-1 in their opening match. Palestine are second on six, with a match in hand, while Iraq's tally from two matches is four.