Islamabad, July 11 -- Pakistan football is preparing to enter a transformative new chapter as the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) unveiled an ambitious roadmap featuring FIFA Forward Mini-Pitches and the country's first-ever eight-franchise Men's Professional Football League, initiatives designed to reshape the sport from the grassroots to the elite level.

For decades overshadowed by cricket and hindered by administrative instability, limited infrastructure and a lack of long-term planning, football is now witnessing unprecedented progress under PFF President Syed Mohsin Gillani, whose leadership has strengthened Pakistan's relationship with FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

The federation believes the proposed profess...