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Pakistan Sports Board (Urdu: پاکستان اسپورٹس بورڈ) was established under the Ministry of Education in 1962 as a corporate body for the purposes of promoting and developing uniform standards of competition for sports in Pakistan comparable to the standards prevailing internationally, and regulating and controlling sports in Pakistan on a national basis.
In September 2019, the Pakistan Cricket Board named it as one of the venues to host matches in the 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy. [7] In December 2023, the PCB named it as one of the venues to host matches in the 2023–24 President's Trophy .
This is a list of official sports governing bodies, federations and associations for Sport in Pakistan. All governing bodies are led by or under the supervision of Pakistan Sports Board or Pakistan Olympic Association. Currently, the Board is affiliated with 44 National Sports Federations and 03 departments.
In the beginning, the federation's membership included the provincial hockey federations of West Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Bahawalpur, East Bengal, and the Pakistani Armed Forces Sports Board. Pakistan played their first international game in London when they defeated Belgium 2-1 at the 14th Olympic Games on 2 August 1948. [1]
It comprises various disciplines in which sportsmen from the provinces and departments of Pakistan compete against each other. The games are organized by Pakistan Sports Board, Pakistan Olympic Association, and the host province. Pakistan Army have dominated the Games throughout their history, having won 28 of the 34 official editions.
A cricket match between Pakistan and Australia at Lord's.. Cricket is the most popular sport in Pakistan. Pakistan has won international cricket events, which include the 1992 Cricket World Cup, the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 and the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy besides finishing as runner-up in the 1999 Cricket World Cup, 2007 ICC World Twenty20 and the 2022 T20 World Cup.
Pakistan’s national carrier is facing flak online for a “tone deaf” advertisement showing an aircraft flying towards the Eiffel Tower.. The Pakistan International Airlines released the ...
National Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, also known as NBP Sports Complex, is a sports complex located in Clifton, Karachi, Pakistan. [1] Formerly, it was the home ground of National Bank of Pakistan cricket team and Karachi cricket teams .