PSB caps age for federations’ officers, axes three our bodies, slams hockey managers

Advisor to Prime Minister on Inter-provincial Coordination, Rana Sanaullah, meets Pakistan Soccer League delegation in Islamabad, June 3, 2024. — PSB web site/File

KARACHI: The Pakistan Sports activities Board (PSB) has accepted key reforms geared toward enhancing transparency and effectivity within the nation’s sports activities governance.

Throughout its thirty fourth board assembly, chaired by Adviser to the Prime Minister on Inter-Provincial Coordination Rana Sanaullah Khan, the Board accepted the Sports activities Funding Rules and endorsed the institution of a contributory pension fund. 

It additionally set 70 years because the higher age restrict for office-bearers of nationwide sports activities federations.

Expressing critical concern over the Pakistan Hockey Federation’s (PHF) failure to supply account particulars for public funds, the Board recorded its displeasure with the PHF’s conduct. 

It was additionally determined that the ultimate determination relating to Pakistan’s participation within the FIH Professional League could be taken by the PSB President. 

Sanaullah directed {that a} formal letter explaining the aims and justification for participation be despatched to the prime minister.

The PSB cancelled the provisional registrations of the chuckball, paragliding, dangle gliding, and canoeing federations for failing to submit required documentation.

The registrations of the basketball, long-range capturing, and archery federations had been made conditional on their incorporation with the Securities and Trade Fee of Pakistan (SECP). The Archery Federation was additional directed to confirm its election data with the PSB.

In a transfer to consolidate sports activities oversight, futsal was positioned beneath the jurisdiction of the Pakistan Soccer Federation (PFF), recognising it as a football-related self-discipline. 

The case of the Blind Sports activities Federation was referred to the Panel of Adjudicators, and a sub-committee was fashioned to evaluate the inclusion of mountaineering as a recognised nationwide sport.

The Board appreciated PSB Director Normal Muhammad Yasser Pirzada’s initiative in drafting a coverage to curb age fraud in junior competitions, calling it an important step towards selling advantage and transparency in sports activities.

Welcoming new members, Main Normal Irfan Arshad and Andleeb Sindhu, Rana Sanaullah highlighted their potential contributions to the nation’s sports activities improvement. 

He additionally introduced that presidents of sports activities federations could be specifically invited to approaching PSB board conferences.

The Board formally accepted the Sports activities Funding Rules and determined to ascertain a contributory pension fund to ease the prevailing pension burden. All pension issues are to be aligned with the federal authorities’s coverage.