KARACHI
\nShahid Niaz Khokhar, a senior member of the Fifa-appointed Pakistan Football Federation Normalisation Committee (PFF NC), on Saturday said that he is confident that NC will be able to complete the statutory election process of the PFF this year with the cooperation of stakeholders.
\n\u201cWe are hopeful that things will go smoothly and stakeholders cooperate with NC and elections of the PFF will happen this year,\u201d Shahid told The News in an interview.
\n\u201cAfter the scrutiny of the clubs is completed and the districts elections are held, the rest of the election process at the provincial and PFF level constitutionally takes around four and a half months.
\n\u201cThe physical scrutiny is essential, and we will try our level best to complete it in the minimum possible time.
\n\u201cFrom May 15, we intend to start the district elections process by initiating the clubs\u2019 physical scrutiny.\u201d
\nShahid stressed that before going for clubs\u2019 scrutiny, every effort would be made to first ensure all registered clubs meet the constitutional requirements.
\n\u201cAt the moment more than 5000 clubs have registered via Pakistan Football Connect (PFC), out of which only a few clubs meet the complete constitutional requirements of a club,\u201d he said.
\nHe further added that they are working day and night to help the clubs to fulfil all the requirements which are demanded by the PFF Statutes.
\n\u201cWe cannot violate the PFF Constitution which is very clear on the requirements for being a legitimate club\u201d he said
\n\u201cWe also are in contact with a national level bank and are working on the MoU and hopefully soon it will be signed. The clubs will then be able to open their accounts in various branches of the same bank across the country. We have already shared with the clubs a model constitution a few weeks ago which they are using to fulfil one important statutory requirement.
\n\u201cThere is no other opinion that the solution to the long-standing problems of Pakistan football lies in the holding of fair and transparent elections but instead of solving the problems the hastily conducted elections may create more complications.\u201d
\nAppreciating the constructive and considerate approach of the international football community, Shahid said that the complex situation of football in Pakistan required such wisdom and patience which is demonstrated throughout by the global football family.
\n\u201cFifa and AFC have shown restraint in Pakistan\u2019s case, which is helping Pakistan\u2019s football to move forward and get out of the deep quagmire,\u201d Shahid said.
\nShahid said that on March 20, NC held a meeting with the stakeholders\u2019 legal representatives in Lahore in which such matters were also discussed which have delayed the election process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
KARACHI Shahid Niaz Khokhar, a senior member of the Fifa-appointed Pakistan Football Federation Normalisation Committee (PFF NC), on Saturday said that he is confident that NC will be able to complete the statutory election process of the PFF this year with the cooperation of stakeholders. \u201cWe are hopeful that things will go smoothly and stakeholders […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":324971,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-324953","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n