LAHORE – The Pakistan Football Federation approved Sunday the Local Organization Committee (LOC) for Lahore football test to be played between Pakistan and Palestine on March 1 at Punjab Stadium, Ferozpur Road. Punjab Higher Education Secretary Haseeb Athar will act as LOC Chairman while Arshad Khan Lodhi, Salman Ejaz, Lt.Col (retd) Ahmed Yar Khan Lodhi and Muhammad Rana Tahir will act as Vice Chairman.
Wing Comm (retd) Pervaiz Saeed Mir is designated as Organizing Secretary. Members in LOC are Lt.Col (retd) Farasat Ali Shah, Sardar Naveed Haider Khan, Nadia Naqvi, Siddiq Sheikh, Agha Latif, Agha Noor Ahmed Shah, Tanveer Zia Butt, Ghous Ullah, Qamar Yar Khan, Khalid Mehmood, Rana Ibrar Anwar.
The PFF also announced 11 sub-committees to tackle the historical clash in befitting manner. Gold medalist manager of Pakistan U-23 team in Colombo SA Games in 2006, Irfan Khan Niazi, will head the Reception & Protocol Committee while other ten Sub Committees are: Transport and Accommodation, Purchase and Finance, Ground and Training Venue, Event Management & Marketing, Security, Accreditation, Media/Publicity, Medical, Entertainment/Seating Plan plus PFF Secretariat Committee for home internationals.
