ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) has barred some leading Pakistan Netball Federation (PNF) officials from participating in, representing, or associating with any sports-related activity at the national or international level.
The ban was announced Friday following what the PSB called the federation’s inability to settle/adjust grants and government funding in accordance with the rules and regulations. The banned officials include Mudasar Razak Arain (then President), Syed Gohar Raza (then Secretary General), Ms. Qurat-ul-Ain (then Associate Secretary), Tanveer Ahmed (then Associate Secretary), Muhammad Riaz (then Associate Secretary) and Sohail Ahmad (then Treasurer)
“Despite repeated opportunities and sufficient time, the Pakistan Netball Federation has failed to produce the demanded original financial documentation, which constitutes a clear violation of Rule 13(8) and Rule 20(11) of the Constitution of PSB and leads to the reasonable justification that the Federation does not possess the requisite documentary justification for utilization of the grants release,” PSB’s official hand out says.
“The current office bearers of the Pakistan Netball Federation are hereby directed once again to submit complete and original financial records, including vouchers, receipts, invoices, audited accounts, and bank statements for the period 01 July 2022 to 24 December 2025, within seven (07) days of issuance of this Order. Failure to comply shall result in further action, including but not limited to imposition of life ban upon current office bearers, suspension of affiliation of the Pakistan Netball Federation, closure of the Federation’s bank accounts, and any other action permissible under the law, rules, and regulations.”
