Pakistan team’s flight delayed due to technical issue as Tajikistan match schedules for tomorrow

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan national football team has not been able to depart for Dushanbe to play their final round two away fixture of the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers against Tajikistan tomorrow.

As per the details, the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) has claimed that “we managed to secure a flight to Tajikistan today, but unfortunately, it was canceled due to technical issues,” adding that the airport authorities have told them that a flight will be arranged in the morning and they will receive an update in due time.

It is pertinent to mention that the match is scheduled for tomorrow, June 11th, at 8 p.m. Pakistan time.

However, the national football team is currently facing an unforeseen circumstance. Nine of our players and two officials are still in Pakistan due to travel disruptions.

Earlier on Friday, Pakistan’s football team failed to proceed to Tajikistan after its flight was canceled. The national team had to fly out of Faisalabad for Dushanbe on Friday.

However, the flight’s departure was delayed twice before it was canceled. Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) Normalisation Committee approached PIA for a chartered flight to take the team to Tajikistan.

As per the reports, the PIA refused to provide a plane to the team as according to it all its jets were booked already. The Tajikistan team also came to Pakistan last November via a chartered flight.

There is no direct flight from Pakistan. NC spokesperson said that NC has also approached another airline. Eight members of the Pakistan team have already reached Dushanbe.

Social media users criticized the government for this negligence towards football. They pointed out that the government is investing billions of rupees in the cricket team while the football team players are deprived of flights to Tajikistan.