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FIFA lifts suspension of Pakistan Football Federation

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FILE PHOTO: A security guard stands outside the Pakistan Football Federation House building in Lahore REUTERS

FIFA has lifted the suspension of the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) which was imposed due to undue third-party interference, world soccer's governing body said on Thursday.

A group of officials led by Ashfaq Hussain Shah, which was elected by the Supreme Court in 2018 to run the PFF but was not recognised by FIFA, took over the headquarters in March last year.

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