World footballing body FIFA suspended the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) on Wednesday, barring the country's national and club teams from competing in international competition with immediate effect, reported Reuters.
FIFA, in a statement, said that the suspension is due to the undue third-party interference in the country's football federation (PFF). It also added that the suspension would prevent Pakistani teams, including the national side, from playing in the international competition and the PFF from benefiting from FIFA development and training programmes.
"The Bureau [of the Fifa Council] took this decision as a result of the fact that the PFF offices and its accounts remain in control of a court-appointed administrator, which constitutes a violation of the PFF obligations to manage its affairs independently and without influence from any third parties in accordance with the FIFA Statutes," Reuters reported quoting FIFA.
"The suspension will be lifted once the PFF offices and access to the PFF accounts are returned to the PFF," added Fifa.
According to FIFA records, Pakistan, 200th of 211 teams in the world rankings, have not yet played a full international since a 0-0 draw with Yemen in a World Cup qualifier in March 2015.
