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| Sport | Karate |
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| Abbreviation | PKF |
| Founded | 1988 |
| Affiliation | World Karate Federation |
| Regional affiliation | Asian Karatedo Federation |
| Headquarters | Lahore |
| Location | Olympic House |
| President | Muhammad Jehangir [1] |
| Secretary | Andleeb Sandhu [1] |
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The Pakistan Karate Federation is the national governing body to develop and promote the sport of karate in Pakistan.
The Federation is affiliated with:
Karate is the regular event of National Games, the federation also organizes National karate championship. [5]
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