Pakistan Badminton Federation

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]

Pakistan Badminton Federation
پاکستان بیڈمنٹن فیڈریشن
SportBadminton
JurisdictionNational
AbbreviationPBF
Founded1953 (1953)
AffiliationBadminton World Federation
Regional affiliationBadminton Asia Confederation
HeadquartersLahore
PresidentMalik Nisar Ahmed Shahwani
SecretaryWajid Ali Chaudhry

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]

Nisar Ahmed Shahwani is the current President, while Wajid Ali Chaudhry is the current secretary of the PBF. They were elected in January 2018.[6]

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. "Nisar new president of Pakistan Badminton Federation". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
  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.
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