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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Jharkhand civic polls: 12 pc voter turnout recorded in 48 ULBs till 9 am
Ranchi (PTI): Around 12 per cent voter turnout was recorded till 9 am in the civic polls to 48 urban local bodies in Jharkhand on Monday, an election official said.
Voting, which commenced at 7 am, is underway amid tight security. It will continue till 5 pm, he said.
"Voter turnout of 12 per cent was recorded till 9 am. Polling is underway peacefully," State Election Commission (SEC) secretary Radhe Shyam Prasad said.
Over 43 lakh voters are eligible to decide the fate of 6,000-plus candidates.
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State Election Commissioner (SEC) Alka Tiwari exercised her franchise at ward number 40 in Ranchi.
"Polling is underway peacefully across the state and reports are so far good from every ULB. I would like to appeal to the voters to exercise their franchise," Tiwari told reporters.
Prasad said the elections are underway for the posts of mayor and chairperson in 48 ULBs, and councillors in 1,042 wards across nine municipal corporations, 20 nagar parishads and 19 nagar panchayats.
As many as 562 candidates, including 235 women, are in the fray for the posts of mayor and chairperson, while 5,562 candidates, including 2,727 women, are contesting the posts of ward councillors.
Prasad said adequate security arrangements have been made in all the booths.
A total of 4,307 polling booths have been set up for the elections. Of these, 896 have been identified as hyper-sensitive and 2,445 as sensitive.
