Secretary, Punjab Badminton Association, Tayyab Sohail said on Monday that parallel badminton federation of Imtiaz Gill cannot send its team to participate in SAF Games because it is not recognized by Pakistan Olympic Association.
“For affiliation with POA, a National Federation has to full fill conditions as laid down in the constitution of POA which require a National Federation to have at least three properly constituted provincial associations and at least three POA affiliated services organizations as its affiliated member unites”,he said here.
In Imtiaz Gill’s 24th December 2010 elections meeting at Islamabad, only one provincial Badminton association (SINDH) was present. Punjab Badminton Association and Baluchistan Badminton Association boycotted the elections ,he said
The representatives of K.P.K Badminton Association had loss the provincial elections and were not recognized by KPK Olympic Association, similarly representatives of WAPDA, and Railways did not have any authority letters from their sports boards. The representatives of Gilgit Baltistan, AJK and FATA were also not genuine representatives. That is why Mr. Imtiaz Gill has not submitted any documents to PSB, POA or to Courts.
“Badminton World Federation has not recognized Mr. Imtiaz Gill’s body. Therefore no player/team sent by this federation can participate in any International tournament nor he can hold an International tournament in the country|”,he added
Tayyab Sohail further stated that High Court decision also recognizes POA Role for grant of affiliation.
“We have filed an appeal against High Court judgment which has been admitted in Supreme Court challenging that the constitution produced by Imtiaz Gill’s counsel was fake and concocted document never approved nor followed, as all the previous elections including that of Nazar Muhammad Gondal as President PBF held in 2008 were held under the constitution send to PSB and POA by Mr. Rokhri’s Federation”,he added.
