Pakistan Federation Baseball (PFB) is the governing body for

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Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

. The Federation was founded in 1992 by Syed Khawar Shah, to promote the games of baseball in the country. The PFB has hosted the

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on several occasions. In 2015, Pakistan national baseball team took part in the Asian Baseball Championship in Taiwan as the West Asian Champion. In 2016, it debuted in the World Baseball Classic qualification in New York, following its 5th-place finish at the

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. In 2016, Pakistan women's national baseball team made their debut at the

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in South Korea. As of 2017, it is ranked sixth in Asia out of 15. In 2017, PFB launched a development programme in FATA. 20 young baseball players were selected for training at Pakistan Youth Baseball Academy.

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's baseball team is the current reigning national champion after their 4-2 win over

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's team in the final to win the title of 22nd National Baseball Championship. PFB is affiliated with: *

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* Baseball Federation of Asia * Pakistan Sports Board *

Pakistan Olympic Association Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) or National Olympic Committee of Pakistan (NOC) ( ur, پاکستان اولمپک ایسوسی ایشن, acronym: POA) is the national olympic organization in Pakistan. It was established in 1948 to oversee the ...

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