Pre-Independence (1900–1947) Basketball was introduced in
Punjab by the early 1900s, with the
YMCA 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 CTI High School in
Sialkot. Both of these institutes had a long history in training boys to play the game. The game might have come to
Karachi about the same time.
Forman Christian College,
Lahore introduced the game in 1910.
Rival factions The 2000s saw two factions emerge from within the PBF. In 2001, elections were held in Lahore to choose the next president of the federation. The incumbent president,
air commodore Afzal Khan, contested against Brigadier Rashid Ali Malik. However, a dispute over the electoral list emerged, causing the
Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) to hold the elections under its supervision. With the two groups tied at seven votes each, Khan was set to cast the deciding vote, but the Director General of PSB, Saulat Abbas, refused to let him do so, and instead, established an
ad hoc administration. The sport suffered during this period, as hardly any national team was sent abroad for participation in international competitions. On 4 October 2006,
Muhammad Basharat Raja was unanimously elected as the president of PBF for four years after elections were held by the
Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) on the orders of the
Supreme Court of Pakistan. On 19 July 2010, the affiliated associations were invited to a meeting in Lahore to resolve all disputes. They, however, ended up electing a new basketball governing body under Malik. These elections were considered void by the official body as they were held without the presence of the PSB and POA representatives. Further infighting continued with time, and the PSB supporting Malik's, and later, Asif Bajwa's faction. During this time, the POA had recognized Malik's faction.
Suspension On 29 June 2013,
FIBA suspended the membership of Pakistan Basketball Federation for its support of the unrecognized interim committee of the Pakistan Olympic Association. The main reason cited was the PBF President Asif Bajwa's leadership of the interim committee, which was viewed as being in defiance of the
Olympic Charter. This interim setup, with the support of the Pakistan Sports Board, was organizing its own edition of the National Games at the time of suspension. The suspension was lifted on 13 August 2015 after FIBA recognized the federation being run by Brig.
Rashid Ali Malik ==Affiliations==