District Football Association (DFA) Peshawar president Ashfaq Hussain Shah was elected as the new President of the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF), replacing the long-standing Faisal Saleh Hayat on Wednesday.
Shah, who is a mechanical engineer by profession, received 17 votes out of a total of 20, according to a source.
Also, Sardar Naveed Haider (18 votes), Amir Dogar (20) and Zahir Ali Shah (18) were elected as Vice-Presidents.
The elections for multiple posts in the PFF were held after the order he Supreme Court
The world body also warned of a suspension since the elections will be against FIFA statutes.
However, Shah was quoted by the APP, while addressing a gathering few days before the elections, that if they win, they will convince FIFA that elections were necessary under SC’s supervision.
Women’s seats
Farzana Rauf, Javeria Zafar and Tasawwur Aziz won the elections for the three women’s seats in the PFF.
Returning officer Aamir Saleem Rana announced that Rauf and Zafar received 16 votes each, while Aziz received 14 votes in her favour.
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