2018–19 Pakistan Premier League

[4][5][6] Faisal Saleh Hayat controversially-led Pakistan Football Federation, which was internationally recognised, started the league and non-FIFA recognised Ashfaq Hussain Shah group, who was elected PFF president in an election ordered by the Supreme Court a month before the termination of the season completed the event.

Faisal Saleh Hayat controversially-led Pakistan Football Federation, which was internationally recognised, started the league and non-FIFA recognised Ashfaq Hussain Shah group, who was elected PFF president in an election ordered by the Supreme Court a month before the termination of the season completed the event.

[4][5][6] The Hayat group also initially ended the league, making final payments and forcing the referees to boycott the remaining matches.

[4] Further complicating matters, one of the promoted teams, Ashraf Sugar Mills, withdrew from the league midway, citing the high costs of competing at the top level.

With football effectively stalled in the country for years, SSGC took advantage by recruiting leading players from the Pakistan national team.

[4] Once Hayat regained his position as PFF president in March 2018, after a six-month FIFA ban, international players along with team head coach Tariq Lutfi became hesitant to compete in the second division.

Khan Research Laboratories the last game of the season, defeating title contenders Sui Southern Gas 4–0, finishing first on goal difference ahead of Pakistan Airforce.