FIFA suspends Pakistan Football Federation over constitutional amendments
The International Football Federation (FIFA) has suspended the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) after it failed to implement necessary constitutional amendments mandated by the global governing body. The suspension will remain in effect until the PFF congress enacts the required changes.
Since June 2019, Pakistan football has been under the management of a FIFA-appointed Normalisation Committee, which was tasked with resolving internal conflicts and conducting elections. However, despite multiple leadership changes within the committee over the past five years, key structural issues persist.
The refusal of the PFF Congress to comply with FIFA’s directives led to this latest suspension, Pakistan’s third since 2017.
A major obstacle has been the ongoing dispute between the Normalisation Committee and the state-run Pakistan Sports Board, which has delayed the constitutional amendments. Earlier this week, PFF Normalisation Committee chairman Haroon Malik warned a parliamentary panel that Pakistan faced a FIFA suspension if the amendments were not implemented by February 15, the last day of his tenure. He also clarified that approving the amendments would not position him as a candidate in the PFF elections.
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Trump says he ‘hasn’t even thought about’ continuing Iran ceasefire
Washington: US President Donald Trump has said he has not yet considered whether he would continue the ceasefire involving Iran, while also claiming the United States holds the advantage in negotiations.
Speaking to reporters, Trump said he was prepared to make a deal with “whoever is running the show” in Iran.
“They are fighting with each other, there’s tremendous infighting. They’re probably fighting for leadership in many cases. I think they’re fighting not to be leader because we knocked out two levels of leaders,” he said.
Trump added, “When they want they can call me. We have all the cards, we’ve won everything.”
Referring to ongoing negotiations, he said, “They gave us a paper that should’ve been better. And, interestingly, immediately when I cancelled it [envoy trip to Pakistan], within 10 minutes we got a new paper that was much better.”
“We talked about they will not have a nuclear weapon, very simple … They offered a lot, but not enough,” he added.
When asked whether he would continue the ceasefire, Trump replied, “I haven’t even thought about it.”
The remarks come as uncertainty remains over the future of the temporary truce and broader negotiations between Washington and Tehran.
