President Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) and Federal Minister for Inter Provincial Coordination Dr. Fehmida Mirza called a meeting with delegation of Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) and Normalization Committee to resolve their issues in her office today in Islamabad.
The Federal Minister said that the government as a neutral observer wants to hear both sides and wants the Normalization Committee to conduct fair elections. “The government wants that football games should be revived for the sake of football fans and all steps must be taken for the betterment of players and officials which require cooperation from all stakeholders,” she added.
The PFF delegation briefed its stance to the Federal Minister after being banned by FIFA. The members of the PFF delegation said we have not violated FIFA’s mandate and the new Normalization Committee (NC) does not have their representation in it. NC should be properly represented, unbiased and come up with the road map for elections.
The Federal Minister said that the Government is ready to play its role to resolve these issues as an impartial mediator.
The meeting was attended by Secretary IPC, Vice President Sport’s board and DG PSB. The Federal Minister had also invited the Normalization Committee for the said meeting but as President NC Haroon Malik is out of the country another meeting would soon be held with the Normalization Committee and its President to hear their stance.
