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Pakistan Basketball Federation
SportBasketball
AbbreviationPBBF
Founded1952 (1952)
AffiliationInternational Basketball Federation
Affiliation date1958
Regional affiliationAsian Basketball Confederation
HeadquartersLahore
PresidentMr. Malik, Rashid Ali[1]
SecretaryMr. Khalid Bashir[2]
Pakistan

Pakistan Basketball Federation PBBF 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]

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.

Affiliations

The Federation is affiliated with:

FIBA has suspended the membership of federation since 2014 due intervention of government.[7][8]

FIBA has lifted the suspension imposed on PBBF as of August 08, 2015 and recognized PBF headed by Brig. R. Rashid Ali Malik and Khalid Bashir. Life time ban on Asif Bajwa and his team for acting against NOC of Pakistan continues. [9]

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/FIBA/fibaStru/nfLeag/p/nationalfederationnumber/342/nfProf.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ http://pbbf.com.pk/interests.htm. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ "Welcome to Pakistan Olympic Association". Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Profile - FIBA.COM". Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  5. ^ "FIBA Asia's presentation - FIBA.COM". Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  6. ^ "Pakistan Sports Board". Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  7. ^ "FIBA suspends Pakistan Basketball Federation". The News International, Pakistan. 30 June 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  8. ^ "Basketball team to miss South Asian event". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  9. ^ http://www.fiba.com/news/decisions-aplenty-as-fiba-central-board-concludes. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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