FIFA suspends Pakistan Football Federation with immediate effect
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FIFA suspends Pakistan after takeover by Syed Asfhaq Shah group
The group has wrested control of the Pakistan Football Federation from the Normalisation Committee appointed by FIFA
The Ashfaq group had ignored warnings by FIFA to hand over PFF s control to the Normalisation Committee
The Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) on Wednesday suspended the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) after a group led by Syed Ashfaq Shah took over the PFF s control from the Normalisation Committee, appointed by the world governing body, which was being led by Haroon Malik.
A statement by FIFA said that the bureau of the FIFA Council suspended the PFF with immediate effect due to third-party interference, which constitutes a serious violation of the FIFA statutes.
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