KARACHI:
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has begun its probe into the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) over financial matters during its 12 years under President Faisal Saleh Hayat, it has been reported.
The FIA summoned Hayat, secretary Col Ahmed Yar Khan Lodhi and finance committee chairman Asif Ali on Monday, asking them to appear with the PFF bank account statements and complete audit reports from July 1, 2003 till June 30, 2015.
None of the trio appeared before the FIA inspector conducting enquiry into the matter with a PFF spokesperson from Hayat’s faction claiming that they had questioned FIA’s jurisdiction into the case.
The PFF has been hit by infighting in recent months with a splinter group, who claim they ousted Hayat through an Extraordinary Congress, seizing control of the PFF House.
It resulted in a hotly-disputed election on June 30 where both factions were due to hold elections before the Lahore High Court (LHC) intervened, issuing a stay on the polls.
Despite the order, Hayat’s faction held the elections saying they did not receive the court orders and claim that Hayat’s election has been accorded by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
