Sport Basketball Founded 1952 (1952) Regional affiliation FIBA ASIA | Abbreviation PBBF Affiliation date 1958 | |
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Affiliation International Basketball Federation | ||
Pakistan Basketball Federation PBBF is a national governing body of basketball in Pakistan. The PBF was founded in 1952 for the promotion and development of sport of basketball in the country.
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History
Basketball was introduced in the Punjab by the early 1900s, with the Y.M.C.A. leading the front in the promotion of the game. Gordon College, Rawalpindi was one of the first schools in the country which began playing the game in 1906 followed by C.T.I. High School in Sialkot who both have had a long history in training boys to play the game. Forman Christian College, Lahore introduced the game in 1910. The Pakistan Amateur Basketball Federation was formally inaugurated in February 1952 and began functioning in early 1953.
Affiliations
The Federation is affiliated with:
FIBA has suspended the membership of federation since 2014 due intervention of government.
FIBA has lifted the suspension imposed on PBBF as of August 08, 2015 and recognized PBF headed by Brig. R. Rashid Ali Malik and Khalid Bashir. Life time ban on Asif Bajwa and his team for acting against NOC of Pakistan continues.