Qaim Lashari

Atif and Subhan being released from the national team camp within just two days says everything about their selection. Both players were clearly below national team standard and not even good enough for local club football, yet they still found their way into the senior national team camp through influence. The bigger concern, however, is how they entered the camp in the first place. Reportedly, 2 congress members and 2 senior PFF officials actively pushed for their inclusion. Members of the coaching staff including Head Coach were allegedly approached by federation employees and told that these players were “very good” and should be added to the camp.

The Pakistan men’s senior team camp has been ongoing since May 20, yet for the past six days, PFF’s official social media platforms have offered almost no coverage of the national team - no camp updates, no squad details, no training content. Supporting broader causes like mental health awareness or UN campaigns is important, but the federation’s media team cannot ignore its primary responsibility: covering Pakistan football. Fans deserve consistent and timely updates about their national team, not complete silence on NT football activities. PFF Media must remember: football comes first.

‼️Pakistan MNT selection has become a complete joke. Players with no national-level background are now allegedly entering senior national team camps through influence and recommendations. 2 Congress members from Sindh and KPK reportedly managed to get two players included to the senior NT camp. Subhan Shah from KC was reportedly recommended by the KC DFA president, who is also a Congress member, while Atif Khan -the son of a Congress member from KPK was allegedly pushed into the camp through a senior PFF official. Nolberto Solano has called up 2 more players for the preliminary squad: Gk Abdul Basit (SA Garden) and Arsalan Wahla DF (KRL).

Wild that Maldives press reported on Abdullah Iqbal winning the Swedish Cup with Mjällby, but no one in Pakistani press did so! edition.mv/sports/51047?r…

@pakfooty Trust me I don’t know him and don’t want to listen to him.

for a journalist to come on international television and spew such anti-disapora remarks like this explains everything that's wrong with this country's sports. calling overseas pakistanis "foreigners" as well, wonder how the 9-10 million overseas pakistanis would feel about this

@alamzeb19 Oh yes before that we were shining in every dept. We had best youth setup, we were organising men and women league and had the best coach development program in Asia let alone the region. Sir g let’s be honest things are getting on track slowly but patience is key

PFF may experience a change. Things are not that rosy for Gilani and his cronies.....

@MeherJazibAli FFC,HUBCO NATF

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@MehnazAkberAziz @TheRealPFF @CMShehbaz @BBhuttoZardari @HamidMirPAK @OfficialDGISPR Madam give them more matches. We regretted the next match with Jordan in June. There is shortage of funds to arrange matches as per PFF. We want matches

We are jubilant over the first historic FIFA debut win by Pakistan Women National Football Team. How did we welcome them back? Meet-up with PM ? Awards? Financial packages? Funding to @TheRealPFF @CMShehbaz @BBhuttoZardari @HamidMirPAK @OfficialDGISPR

BREAKING: No leadership change in the Pakistan Football Federation, Mohsen Gillani to continue as PFF President. Implementation of the pre-election deal between Gillani and Hafiz Zaka deferred after FIFA and AFC stress stability for continued support. “No adventure to destabilize PFF will be allowed,” says Zaka.

Karachi is set to get an international-standard football academy following the Pakistan Football Federation’s meetings with FIFA’s Chief Development Officer on the sidelines of a FIFA meeting in Canada last week.

PFF to launch a National Club Championship, beginning at district level and progressing through provincial and national stages. The initiative is designed to give clubs a genuine identity and a competitive pathway from the grassroots upward, establishing the club culture that Pakistani football has long needed but never had the structural conditions to develop.

@wengerullah Sir g any ideas how many FIFA arena pitches we r getting in Balochsitan. We have plenty of land in Quetta metro areas in high schools that can used a community football hubs.

This project has my heart. It is grassroots work, foundational work. Changes kids’ relationship with football. Meant not just for today but for years to come. And there’s a network of them being built across the country.

‼️Since Norberto Solano’s appointment on July 2025 to lead both Pakistan U-23 & senior teams for the 2026 AFC U-23 qualifiers, he has evaluated nearly every locally recommended coach through short-term “project-based” appointments. Now, ahead of a crucial 4-nation friendly series, Solano has formally requested a settled backroom staff: Jorge Castañeira (fitness), Adeel Rizki (Assistant Coach), Raiyan Abbasi (Performance Coach) , Muhammad Aslam Khan (GK Coach), Walid Khan (Assistant Caoch) , and Irteza Hussain (Video Analyst). However, the PFF leadership has reportedly rejected the request, insisting backroom staff appointments remain under their “mandate” and continue on a project basis - a practice increasingly seen as a political tool rather than a technical decision. This directly contradicts standard football practice, where head coaches are empowered to build consistent, trusted technical teams. Without continuity in coaching, performance analysis, fitness planning, and tactical preparation, team cohesion suffers - especially at international level. Pakistan football cannot progress if technical authority is undermined by administrative interference. Short-term, politically influenced appointments disrupt long-term planning, damage dressing room trust, and ultimately set the national team up to fail before it even competes.

@sohailimrangeo Give the girls regular matches and training from primary school levels. Revise school sports and inter school events under the patronage of PCB and provincial sports departments

He lost the plot or did not realise the space is different and we all love club football

@SaadullahKha10 I believe the midfield was weak as they failed to maintain possession and feed the strikers or wingers. Moreover lack of match practice was evident & the fouls we committed showed that.

Well played team Pakistan 🇵🇰 We can discuss weaknesses and strengths of the team 🇵🇰📈

@pakfooty The reality is that the players have no match experiences and talent can’t develop in camps. They need proper youth matches to gain regular experience

@MeherJazibAli Take care of ur health and environment. We all only live once remember that

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Opponents are covering everything, then what’s the point of rejecting such an amazing offer? It would also be a great experience for the UK based Pakistani community, who usually miss home games. this time they can finally watch their team play. @TheRealPFF #PakistanFootball

There have been tweets from ruling party MNA @AmnahBatool7 and Chairman of PMYP @ranamashhood congratulating the Women's Team for their recent win over Turks and Caicos Islands, but not much about extending any financial support for future fixtures.