India, Feb. 7 -- FIFA, the topmost governing body of world football, on Thursday suspended the Pakistan Football Federation "with immediate effect" due to its failure to adopt a revision of the PFF Constitution that would ensure truly fair and democratic elections.

"The PFF has been suspended with immediate effect due to its failure to adopt a revision of the PFF Constitution that would ensure truly fair and democratic elections and thereby fulfil its obligations as mandated by FIFA as part of the ongoing normalisation process of PFF," FIFA said in a statement.

"The suspension will only be lifted subject to the PFF Congress approving the version of the PFF Constitution presented by FIFA and the AFC," the statement said.

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