Pakistan Soccer Federation(PFF) has been suspended following PFF headquarters were taken in excess of by Syed Ashfaq Shah and its group. The Federation was staying operate by a Normalization Committee which was appointed by FIFA. The Committee was headed by Haroon Malik.

FIFA experienced considered the takeover as illegal and had specified an ultimatum to Syed Ashfaq Shah and its group to hand around the PFF handle by March 31st or face total suspension 

It is understood that the ultimatum was disregarded.

FIFA unveiled a statement that mentioned that the bureau of the FIFA council suspended the PFF with speedy result due to 3rd social gathering interference.

“This situation was prompted by the recent hostile takeover of the PFF headquarters in Lahore by a team of protestors and an alleged determination by specified people today to take out the FIFA-appointed normalization committee of the PFF led by Haroon Malik and to hand above the leadership of the PFF to Syed Ashfaq Hussain Shah,” claimed by FIFA

Even so, it is hoped that the suspension would be lifted if the condition is taken beneath control by relevant authorities as FIFA said,

“This suspension will only be lifted the moment FIFA has acquired confirmation from the normalization committee of the PFF that the PFF’s premises, accounts, administration and interaction channels are all over again under its whole management and it can keep on to carry out its mandate without having more hindrance,”