Athletic Federation of Pakistan has granted affiliation to Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Gilgit Baltistan and FATA.
The affiliations were granted at a meeting of AFP which held under the Chairmanship of its President Major Gen retd Muhanmad Akram Sahi, said a spokesman of AFP here on Thursday.
He said the affiliation case of veteran Athletes and Pakistan Education Boards were pended to be routed through affiliation and monitoring committee to be constituted by AFP.
The house also approved the calendar of events for next year and appointed Zafar Ahmed as the Director of “Kid’s Athletics Program” being run in collaboration with IAAF.
“The house ratified action taken by President AFP on account of communication with Pakistan Olympic Association regarding implementation of National Sports Policy 2005. The house further condemned the actions of President POA for interference in the autonomy of AFP.
He said the house also elected Shahida Khanum a Veteran Athlete and Mrs Tasneem Siddiqui (MNA), President Islamabad Athletics Association as Advisor to the President, AFP while Ahmed Nawaz Malik was appointed as protocol & security officer of AFP.
“All participants of the meeting lauded the efforts of President AFP for the overall development of Athletics in the country,” he added.
