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Pakistan Basketball Federation
SportBasketball
AbbreviationPBBF
Founded1952 (1952)
AffiliationInternational Basketball Federation (FIBA)
Affiliation date1958
Regional affiliationFIBA ASIA
HeadquartersLahore
PresidentIftikhar Mansoor
Rashid Ali Malik[1]
SecretaryKhalid Bashir[2]
Pakistan

Pakistan Basketball Federation (PBF) is a national governing body of basketball in Pakistan. The PBF was founded in 1952 for the promotion and development of sport of basketball in the country.[3][4][2]

History

Basketball was introduced in the Punjab by the early 1900s, with the Y.M.C.A. leading the front in the promotion of the game. Gordon College, Rawalpindi was one of the first schools in the country which began playing the game in 1906 followed by C.T.I. High School in Sialkot who both have had a long history in training boys to play the game. Forman Christian College, Lahore introduced the game in 1910. The Pakistan Amateur Basketball Federation was formally inaugurated in February 1952 and began functioning in early 1953.[4]

Affiliations

The Federation is affiliated with:

FIBA had suspended the membership of federation in 2013 due to intervention of the Government of Pakistan.[2]

FIBA has lifted the suspension imposed on Pakistan Basketball Federation as of August 8, 2015 and recognized PBF headed by Rashid Ali Malik.[3]

Sharjah tour

A goodwill tour of Pakistan Basketball Team was arranged by Pakistan Basketball Federation in 2017.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Profile of Pakistan Basketball Federation". International Basketball Federation (FIBA) website. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Alam Zeb Safi (14 August 2015). "Pakistan Basketball Federation suspension lifted". The News International (newspaper). Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  3. ^ a b Mohammad Yaqoob (14 August 2015). "The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) lifts ban on Pakistan". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d "Profile of Pakistan Basketball Fedreration". National Olympic Committee of Pakistan website. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Pakistan Sports Board". Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  6. ^ Goodwill tour of Pakistan Basketball Team to Sharjah U.A.E. Associated Press Of Pakistan website, Published 27 March 2017, Retrieved 21 April 2021
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