ZURICH: FIFA has lifted the suspension that was imposed on the Pakistan Football Federation on 10 October 2017 because of “undue third-party interference” in the running of the PFF.
FIFA lifted the suspension after the Lahore High Court had directed the court-appointed administrator to hand over control of the PFF in terms of the election result dated 30 June 2015 and after receiving confirmation that the PFF had successfully taken back control of its offices along with its accounts on 1 March.
FIFA, however warned that it “continues to closely follow the situation of the PFF”.
The ban, in force since October, had barred Pakistan’s teams, including the senior national side, from playing in international competition while the PFF was denied access to FIFA development and training programmes.
According to FIFA records, Pakistan, 203rd of 211 teams in the world rankings, have not played a full international since a 0-0 draw with Yemen in a World Cup qualifier in March 2015, Reuters reports.
FIFA’s statutes rule that all member federations must be free of any government and judicial interference in their respective countries.
