Pakistan Sports Board 2026: Functions, Grants and Latest News
The PSB, formally the Pakistan Sports Board, is the federal body charged with developing sport across Pakistan. As reported on 15 October 2026, the PSB is passing through one of the most financially strained years in its history, with a reported deficit of around Rs9 billion shaping everything from federation grants to athlete awards. This guide explains what the Pakistan Sports Board does, how it funds national federations, and where the latest controversies stand.
The PSB works under the federal Ministry of Inter-Provincial Coordination and functions as the umbrella organisation for more than 40 affiliated national sports federations. Its core responsibilities include disbursing annual and special grants, operating training facilities such as the Pakistan Sports Complex in Islamabad, running coaching centres, and preparing Pakistan’s athletes for international events.
PSB Functions: What the Pakistan Sports Board Actually Does
Under its constitution and the Sports Funding and Utilisation Regulations Pakistan 2025 (SFURP 2025), the the Board regulates how national federations use public money. Regulation 12(10) of SFURP 2025 makes clear that the sports body grants are subject to the availability of funds and cannot be claimed as a matter of right — a point the Board stressed in early October 2026 when responding to questions about the national team’s participation in the World Tenpin Bowling Championship, noting that the Pakistan Tenpin Bowling Federation received Rs1 million in July 2026.
The Board also clarified that federations are empowered to raise their own funds, and that assistance for international events is generally reimbursed after the event rather than released in advance, subject to the availability of funds.
Beyond regulation, the the federal body manages development projects under the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP). In the 2026-27 budget there was no new sports development scheme, but ongoing projects continued to receive allocations: the Coaching Centre Karachi rehabilitation gets a final Rs197 million, the Coaching Centre Skardu Rs150 million of its Rs765 million total cost, the Faisalabad sports complex and padel courts Rs144 million, electronic display screens at Pakistan Sports Complex Islamabad Rs271 million, the Arshad Nadeem–Shahbaz Sharif Sports Academy Rs250 million (on top of last year’s Rs896 million), synthetic hockey turfs at Wah Cantt, Islamabad, Faisalabad, Quetta, Muzaffarabad and Swat Rs120 million, and a players’ hostel at the Coaching Centre Karachi Rs26 million.
Grants Crisis: Why Federations Are Starving
The biggest Islamabad’s sports authority story of 2026 is the grants freeze. In the 2026-27 non-development budget, only a notional Rs1 lakh was kept under both the annual grant and special grant heads for federations — a figure insiders describe as a theoretical provision rather than a real allocation. More than 40 cash-starved sports bodies now face an uncertain financial future, with the lifeline of even modest annual allocations effectively withdrawn.
The Pakistan Hockey Federation has emerged as the exception, securing more than Rs170 million from the the Board budget for Pakistan’s participation in the FIH Pro League — a substantial amount at a time when other federations cannot fund their national championships.
The non-development budget itself has grown only modestly, from Rs1.217 billion to a proposed Rs1.33 billion, and most of that goes on salaries and administrative costs. In July 2026 the the sports body Governing Board approved a revised non-development budget of Rs1.53 billion after the federal government released the first tranche of a special grant for preparations for the 14th South Asian Games, scheduled for Islamabad in March 2027. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has approved an overall Rs11 billion allocation for hosting the Games.
Unreconciled Grants: the federal body Demands Accountability
In May 2026 the Islamabad’s sports authority wrote to four national federations flagging major financial discrepancies in grants released between fiscal years 2022-23 and 2024-25. The Pakistan Squash Federation received Rs46.925 million for international participation and training, of which Rs41.304 million remains unreconciled amid missing original invoices and expenditure outside sanctioned purposes. The Pakistan Volleyball Federation has Rs11 million flagged from Rs111 million received; the entire Rs41.252 million Pakistan Tennis Federation grant remains unreconciled; and the Athletics Federation of Pakistan has Rs60.968 million unreconciled from Rs107.551 million released.
The Board directed each federation to submit complete reconciled accounts with original supporting documents within 30 days, warning that future grants will first be applied to clear outstanding liabilities.
Cash Award Policy: Medal Winners Still Unpaid
Perhaps the most damaging the Board controversy concerns unpaid rewards. At the Asian Junior Individual Squash Championship in Panzhihua, China, in May 2026, six Pakistani juniors — Nauman Khan, Ahmad Rayyan Khalil, Sohail Adnan, Mahnoor Ali, Abdullah Nawaz and Muhammad Umair Arif — won medals that should have earned Rs10.5 million under the the sports body’s Revised Cash Award Policy 2024. As reported in mid-August 2026, none had received a single rupee, and several also remain unpaid for medals won at the 2025 edition in South Korea.
Senior doubles stars Noor Zaman and Nasir Iqbal, who won silver medals at the Asian Doubles Squash Championships in Malaysia in both 2025 and 2026, are each owed Rs1 million per silver — Rs4 million in total — and have received nothing.
South Asian Games 2027: The Board’s Big Test
Looking ahead, the the federal body is central to preparations for the 14th South Asian Games in Islamabad in March 2027. The Board’s development budget of around Rs1.9 billion under the PSDP is being used for venue renovation, and the allocation is expected to rise by more than Rs5 billion in the coming months to upgrade sports venues and allied infrastructure.
For the latest updates on Pakistan hockey team 2026 fixtures and the PSL 2026 season, see our dedicated sports coverage.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Pakistan Sports Board (Islamabad’s sports authority)?
The the Board is Pakistan’s federal sports body, working under the Ministry of Inter-Provincial Coordination, overseeing more than 40 national sports federations.
Why did the the sports body stop federation grants in 2026?
A reported deficit of around Rs9 billion forced the the federal body to keep only a notional Rs1 lakh under annual and special grant heads for 2026-27, effectively freezing federation funding.
Which federations received Islamabad’s sports authority money in 2026?
The Pakistan Hockey Federation secured over Rs170 million for the FIH Pro League, and the Pakistan Tenpin Bowling Federation received Rs1 million in July 2026; most other federations got nothing.
Are the Board cash awards paid to medal winners?
Under the Revised Cash Award Policy 2024 they should be, but as reported in August 2026, junior squash medalists are owed Rs10.5 million and senior doubles stars Rs4 million, all unpaid.
What is the sports body doing for the South Asian Games 2027?
The the federal body is leading preparations for the 14th South Asian Games in Islamabad in March 2027, with Rs11 billion approved overall by the Prime Minister and a revised non-development budget of Rs1.53 billion.
Read the Board’s grant position at The News on the the Board funding crisis and the accountability letters at Geo Super on unreconciled federation grants.
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