Balochistan just benched its best team (opens original article in a new tab)

Balochistan Police Football Team athletes were shifted from sports to security roles, disrupting their athletic careers and causing frustration among players and officials.

• Balochistan Police Football Team athletes were reassigned from sports to security duties
• The reassignment followed a 2025 notification suspending sports programs for Balochistan Police
• Athletes like Hamza and Muhammad Azam Shad now perform non-sports tasks such as checkpoint duty and cleaning
• Some athletes selected for international competitions remain unable to travel due to ongoing police duties