Tag: Faisal

Shah Faisal Town residents asked to cooperate with census teams

KARACHI - Shah Faisal Town Administrator Kamal Mustafa has appealed to the residents of the town to cooperate with the housing census teams, according to a statement issued on Monday.
The census will be conducted from April 5 to 19. He called upon residents to provide their complete details for registration to the teams, which will visit every house. He said that the development of the city as well as the planning and distribution of resources depends on the results of the

New power boss in Shah Faisal Town

KARACHI - Shah Latif Town Block 20-C has a new power boss: Seher Electrical Services, a private contractor, has been providing electricity connections, installing meters, collecting bills from residents of the area and even penalising defaulters, Pakistan Today has learnt.
None of the revenue collected by the Seher Electrical Services goes to the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC), as officials in the power utility claimed they had no information about this illegal

Faisal appointed chairman of AFC legal body

LAHORE - Pakistan Football Federation President Faisal Saleh Hayat was appointed the chairman of the AFC Legal Committee during the AFC Executive Committee Meet at Kuala Lumpur on Thursday. The new AFC Executive Committee met at AFC House for the first time under the chairmanship of AFC President Mohamed Bin Hammam.
The AFC Executive Committee was elected at the 24th AFC Congress held in Doha on January 6, 2011. Hammam extended his condolences to the people of Japan and the Japan

Faisal to attend AFC EXCO meeting

LAHORE - Pakistan Football Federation President Faisal Saleh Hayat will attend the AFC Executive Committee (EXCO) meeting on Thursday, March 17. He will become the first Pakistani to attend an EXCO meeting. The AFC Executive Committee is responsible for implementing AFC statutes and decisions of AFC Congress.
All decisions made by AFC standing committees and judicial bodies must also be ratified by the Executive Committee. Chaired by AFC President Mohamed bin Hammam, the

PML-Q govt never offered any slot to Qureshi: Faisal

ISLAMABAD - Parliamentary leader of Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid-i-Azam in the National Assembly Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat Friday rejected Shah Mahmood Qureshi's claim that he had been offered a ministerial slot by the then PML-Q government. He said neither Rao Sikandar Iqbal nor Shaukat Aziz had made any offer to the former foreign minister. He was speaking in the National Assembly on a point of order. "I came to know Qureshi's contention through media reports.
In order to set

LHC dismisses petition seeking Faisal Saleh’s disqualification

LAHORE - A Lahore High Court (LHC) election tribunal on Tuesday dismissed a petition filed by Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leader Syeda Abida Hussain seeking disqualification of Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) Member of the National Assembly (MNA) Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat. Abida had lost the 2008 general elections from NA-88 Jhang-III against Faisal. The tribunal consisting of Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed observed that the petitioner could not prove her case against the

Football officials felicitate Faisal

LAHORE - The Punjab Football Association (PFA) called a meeting Thursday with Muhammad Arshad Khan Lodhi in the chair for the promotion and uplift of football in all districts of Punjab.
PFA officials Siddiq Qadri, Rizwan Ali, Imdad Awan, Khalid Mehmood, Agha Latif, Anis Lodhi were present on this occasion and all of them congratulated Pakistan Football Federation (PFF)'s President Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat for becoming the first Pakistani ever to have been elected to the

PFF directors congratulate Faisal

LAHORE - Pakistan Football Federation (PFF)'s SVP Zahir Shah, VP Syed Khadim Ali Shah, Secretary General Ahmed Yar Khan Lodhi, Director Marketing Sardar Naveed Haider, Director Operation Pervaiz Saeed Mir, Director Clubs Farasat Ali Shah, Director Finance Sardar Naveed Haider, YD Director Siddiq Sheikh, MTFA President Mian Rizwan Ali, and NNTFA President Abdul Rasheed Khan congratulated PFF President Faisal Saleh Hayat for becoming the first Pakistani ever to have been elected to the

Faisal elected to AFC executive committee

LAHORE - Faisal Saleh Hayat has become the first ever Pakistani to have been elected to the executive committee of the Asian Football Confederation. The 24th Congress of AFC held at Doha Qatar Thursday confirmed Mohamed Bin Hammam as the AFC President for a third term after he was elected unopposed.
Bin Hammam, who became AFC President in 2002, was the only candidate in the election and his victory was confirmed by acclamation from the delegates representing the AFC's 46 Member

We will pick talent from Lyari: Faisal

LAHORE - PFF President Faisal Saleh Hayat has said that Lyari is the linchpin of Pakistan football and the PFF will leave no stone unturned to uplift football in Lyari.
To groom the young talent of the football-crazy area, Lyari Football League will soon be inaugurated.
"It is important to encourage and support the talent pool in Lyari. There is huge potential in the players of Lyari and Lyarities appreciate Faisal Saleh Hayat`s initiative to tap this talent", said Ali

Goalkeepers need more attention, says Faisal

LAHORE - The Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) will organise the first-ever AFC Level 1 Goalkeeping Coaching Course from March 10 at Lahore, under directives of President Faisal Saleh Hayat. Coaches will be trained in skills pertinent to goalkeeping. This course covers a more specialised aspect of football, as goalkeepers are of great importance for the outcome of the game. Coaches for this specialist course must have at least the AFC C-Coaching Certificate, and have to continue

Faisal Abdi’s guard injured in attack

KARACHI: A personal guard of Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Senator Faisal Raza Abdi sustained burn injuries when unidentified assailants attacked him at the Sohrab Goth near Al-Asif Square on Friday.
His minor son was also scorched in the attack. According to police sources, the guard and his son received burned injuries and were rushed to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital.
Later, they were moved to the Agha Khan Hospital in critical condition. Separately, Senator Faisal Raza Abdi