Pakistan Basketball Federation

Pakistan Basketball Federation
PBF
Sport Basketball
Founded 1952
Affiliation International Basketball Federation
Affiliation date 1958
Regional affiliation Asian Basketball Confederation
Headquarters Lahore
President Asif Bajwa[1]
Secretary Naseem Butt
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.[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.

Affiliations

The Federation is affiliated with:

FIBA has suspended the membership of federation since 2014 due intervention of government.[6][7]

See also

External links

References

  1. ↑ http://app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=121419&Itemid=5
  2. ↑ http://www.nocpakistan.org/sportsfederations.php?sptid=4#goto
  3. ↑ http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/FIBA/fibaStru/nfLeag/p/nationalfederationnumber/342/nfProf.html
  4. ↑ http://www.fibaasia.net/CountryDetails.aspx?id=41
  5. ↑ http://www.sports.gov.pk/Introduction/Intro_Basketball.htm
  6. ↑ http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-10-186920-FIBA-suspends-Pakistan-Basketball-Federation
  7. ↑ http://tribune.com.pk/story/705907/basketball-team-to-miss-south-asian-event/