Pakistan Badminton Federation

Pakistan Badminton Federation (PBF) is the governing body for the sport of badminton in Pakistan. It was formed in 1953 to promote badminton in country. Nawab Iftikhar Mamdot became the first President and Mr. Sultan F. Hussain became the first Secretary General of the Federation respectively.[1]

Pakistan Badminton Federation
SportBadminton
AbbreviationPBF
Founded1953 (1953)
AffiliationBadminton World Federation
Regional affiliationBadminton Asia Confederation
HeadquartersLahore
PresidentMalik Nisar Ahmed Shahwani
SecretaryWajid Ali Chaudhry
Official website
pakbadminton.com

In April 2011, the BWF barred the PBF to participate in the international events, due to the existence of two factions within the governing body.[2] BWF was also "concerned about the PBF’s involvement in human trafficking and bogus entries in international events."[3] In 2014, BWF lifted a ban from PBF, and in June 2014, PBF elects the new national badminton body.[4][5]

The PBF is affiliated with:[1]

Tournament
  • Pakistan International
  • Pakistan National Badminton Championships
  • Pakistan Junior National Badminton Championships

References
  1. "Badminton". Pakistan Sports Board. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  2. "Pakistan badminton breathing its last". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  3. "The mess called Pakistan badminton". The News International. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  4. "Badminton federation to hold elections today". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  5. "Pakistan elects national badminton body". International Sports Press Association. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
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