ISLAMABAD: After nearly eight years of dysfunction, the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) is preparing another overhaul of its constitution to meet FIFA requirements and secure international funding, officials told a parliamentary committee on Thursday.
Briefing the National Assembly Standing Committee on Inter-Provincial Coordination, chaired by Dr. Mahreen Razzaq Bhutto, PFF representatives said FIFA had intervened in the federation’s affairs, overseen elections and recognised their results.
The federation has submitted its constitution to FIFA for review, with recommendations on necessary amendments expected by the end of December 2026.
The PFF aims to complete the changes in the first quarter of 2027. Officials said FIFA grants and other financial assistance were linked to compliance with the international body’s standards.
The federation has also sought FIFA’s support for a football academy in Quetta. Committee members, however, called for sports facilities and football activities to be expanded beyond the provincial capital to other districts of Balochistan.
The committee also examined the impact of the 18th Constitutional Amendment on tourism regulation, with officials acknowledging that separate provincial registration systems for travel agencies and tourism businesses had created administrative complications.
The Department of Tourist Services retains regulatory authority in Islamabad Capital Territory.
Members directed the department to submit audit details of government-operated travel agencies, records of registration fees and penalties collected over the past five years, and a list of registered tourist guides showing their language capabilities.
The committee was also informed that more than 80 per cent of sports-related funding and responsibilities had devolved to the provinces, leaving the federal government largely with a coordinating role.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2026
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