Govt wants revival of Football: Dr Fehmida

Federal Minister for Inter Provincial Coordination (IPC) Dr Fehmida Mirza has announced that the government desires the revival of football in the country saying the normalization committee should conduct the elections within the framework of the FIFA statutes.

"The normalization committee may follow the road map and the time frame for conducting the elections in a fair, free and transparent manner within the framework of the FIFA statutes," she said.

The minister said the government was a regulator and the biggest stakeholder and wants the revival of football in Pakistan.

The minister met with Shahid Khokhar member of Normalization Committee at her office while IPC Secretary Mohsin Mushtaq Chandna and Pakistan sports board Director General Col (R) Muhammad Asif Zaman were also present there.

The member normalization committee Shahid Khokhar also stated that they were willing to conduct elections and prepared to take along the football stakeholders in Pakistan as elections are the only choice.