Pakistan Badminton Federation

Pakistan Badminton Federation
پاکستان بیڈمنٹن فیڈریشن
SportBadminton
JurisdictionNational
AbbreviationPBF
Founded1953 (1953)
AffiliationBadminton World Federation
Regional affiliationBadminton Asia Confederation
HeadquartersLahore
PresidentWajid Ali Chaudry
SecretaryRaja Azhar Mahmood
Pakistan

The 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 Sultan F. Hussain was the first Secretary General of the Federation.[1]

In April 2011, the Badminton World Federation barred the PBF from participating in its 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 elected the new national badminton body.[4][5]

Wajid Ali Chaudry is the current President, while Raja Azhar Mahmood is the current secretary of the PBF. The election was held on 4th December 2021 at Olympic House, Hameed Nizami Road, Lahore.[6]

Faisalabad division Inter club champion 2017-18 : Moaz Saleem

Affiliations

The PBF is affiliated with:

Tournaments

  • 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.
  6. ^ "Wajid Ali new president of Pakistan Badminton Federation". Pakistan Olympic Association. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
  7. ^ "Members | BWF Corporate". Retrieved 2022-02-02.
  8. ^ "Badminton Asia". www.badmintonasia.org. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
  9. ^ "Pakistan Sports Board, Islamabad". sports.gov.pk. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
  10. ^ "Welcome to Pakistan Olympic Association". nocpakistan.org. Retrieved 2022-02-02.