The Ashfaq Hussain Shah group, the occupant of the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) headquarters in Lahore, has finally expressed its willingness to talk with the FIFA appointed normalisation committee, according to a report published on Geo News.
As per the report, the talks will take place for the first time since the group allegedly forcibly took over the PFF office from the normalisation committee.
The Ashfaq group, in a statement, announced that they have formed a five-member committee headed by Malik Aamir Dogar to negotiate with the normalisation committee and the government to hold PFF elections.
The development comes after a top government official directed the Ashfaq group to immediately vacate the PFF office and hand it over to the normalisation committee, the report said.
Sharafat Hussain Bukhari, a member of Ashfaq group’s consultation committee, told Geo News that they are willing to do everything for betterment of Pakistan football.
“We were willing for betterment and that’s why we had handed over the affairs to NC in 2019. We are still ready to play our role in making things better,” the report quoted him as saying.
It further said that Federal Minister of Inter-provincial Coordination Fehmida Mirza is playing a key role in resolving the issue. She held an online meeting with officials of normalisation committee on Monday afternoon to discuss the election roadmap and PFF constitution, the report added.
