Sport | Billiard sports |
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Abbreviation | PBSF |
Founded | 1958 |
Affiliation | International Billiards and Snooker Federation |
Headquarters | Karachi |
President | Munawwar Hussain Shaikh [1] |
Secretary | Zulfiqar Ali Ramzi |
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The Federation is affiliated with the Pakistan Sports Board. [3] and it is a member of the International Billiards and Snooker Federation.
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