Overview

• The Athletics Federation of Pakistan barred Salman Iqbal for life from coaching, holding office or taking part in athletics at any level.
• The Executive Committee also banned Syed Habib Shah for 10 years on similar constitutional violations.
• The AFP declared the August 31 Punjab Athletics Association elections null and void and ordered fresh polls under its supervision.
• An inquiry panel set up in mid-September reviewed the case and recommended the sanction on October 10.
• The decision followed public scrutiny tied to Iqbal’s reply to the Pakistan Sports Board, in which he alleged the federation had disassociated from Arshad Nadeem and that private funds covered training in South Africa, with AFP noting he may appeal.