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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.
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.
The Pakistan Billiards and Snooker Federation is the national governing body to develop and promote the sports of snooker and billiards in Pakistan. The Federation was formed in 1958. [2] The Federation is affiliated with the Pakistan Sports Board. [3] and it is a member of the International Billiards and Snooker Federation.
The Pakistan Hockey Federation (Urdu: پاکستان ہاکی فیڈریشن) is the governing body for the sport of field hockey in Pakistan. It is affiliated with the International Hockey Federation (FIH), Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) and Pakistan Sports Board (PSB).
Currently, it is a full member of World Rugby, Asia Rugby, Pakistan Olympic Association, and is recognized by the Pakistan Sports Board as the governing body of the sport in the country . [ 1 ] Fawzi Khawaja, Arif Saeed, and Salman Muzaffar Shaikh are, respectively, the current chairman, president, and secretary-general of the Union, [ 2 ...
Some of its members are also active participants in various management activities at the IOC. Within the country, the association remains the oldest sports body. It was the premier regulator of sports activities in Pakistan from 1948 until the establishment of Pakistan Sports Board in 1962. [6]
In 1951, the Federation acquired the rights to organize athletics in Pakistan from the IAAF. In 1962, the first elections were held and the body was granted affiliation by the Pakistan Olympic Association. Alvin Robert Cornelius was elected as AFP's first President, while A.U. Zafar was the Federation's its first Secretary.
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