Pakistan Weightlifting Federation
Official website

Sport	Olympic weightlifting
Abbreviation	PWLF
Founded	1947 (1947)
Affiliation	International Weightlifting Federation
Affiliation date	1948
Regional affiliation	Asian Weightlifting Federation
Headquarters	Lahore
Chairman	Brig Zahid Iqbal (Retd)
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The Pakistan Weightlifting Federation (PWLF) is the national governing body to develop and promote the sport of Weightlifting in the Pakistan. The foundation was formed in 1947 and is headquartered in Lahore.

Affiliations

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The foundation is affiliated with:

National Championship

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Weightlifting is regular part of biannual National Games. The federation organize annual National Weightlifting Championship.^[4]^[5]

Affiliated Bodies

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Provincial

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Punjab weightlifting association^[6]
Sindh weightlifting association
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa weightlifting association
Balochistan weightlifting association
Islamabad
Azad Kashmir

Departmental

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Pakistan Army
Pakistan WAPDA
Pakistan Railways
Higher education Commission (HEC)

Other

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National Women Weightlifting Commission
Pakistan Weightlifting Coaches Commission
Pakistan Weightlifitng Referee Commission

External links

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Official Website

References

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^ Federations | International Weightlifting Federation
^ Federation Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Pakistan Sports Board". Archived from the original on 2019-08-06. Retrieved 2014-07-05.
^ "WAPDA seals National Weightlifting Championship - Khilari".
^ "National Weightlifting Championship starts".
^ "Elections – Pakistan Weightlifting Federation". 5 July 2021.

v t e National members of the International Weightlifting Federation
Disciplines Olympic weightlifting
Africa (WFA)	ALG BOT CGO CMR COD COM EGY ETH GAM GHA GUI KEN LBA LBR LES MAD MAR MAW MLI MTN MRI NGR RSA SEN SEY SLE SOM SUD SWZ TAN TUN UGA ZAM ZAN ZIM
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Asia (AWF)	AFG BAN BHU BRN BRU CAM CHN HKG INA IND IRI IRQ JPN JOR KAZ KGZ KOR KSA KUW LAO LIB MAC MAS MDV MGL MYA NEP OMA PAK PHI PLE PRK QAT SIN SRI SYR THA TJK TKM TLS TPE UAE UZB VIE YEM
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Oceania (OWF)	ASA AUS COK FIJ FSM GUM KIR MHL NCL NFI NIU NMI NRU NZL PLW PNG PYF SAM SOL TGA TUV VAN
Pinnacle Events Weightlifting at the Summer Olympics World Weightlifting Championships

v t e Sports governing bodies in Pakistan (PAK)
Summer Olympic Sports	Aquatics Archery Athletics Badminton Basketball Boxing Canoeing Cycling Equestrian Fencing Field hockey Football Golf Gymnastics Handball Judo Modern pentathlon Rugby Rowing Sailing Shooting Table tennis Taekwondo Tennis Triathlon Volleyball Weightlifting Wrestling
Winter Olympic Sports	Pakistan Ice Hockey Federation Pakistan Skating Association Ski Federation of Pakistan
Other IOC Recognised Sports	All Pakistan Aeromodelling and Ultra Light Association Auto racing Baseball Billiard sports Bowling Bridge Chess Cricket Floorball Karate Korfball Pakistan Aquatic Life Saving Motorcycle Racing Mountaineering and Climbing Netball Orienteering Pelota Vasca Polo Powerboating Racquetball Roller sports Rugby Softball Sport climbing Squash Pakistan Sumo Fedration Tug of war Wushu
Paralympic and Disabled	Pakistan Blind Cricket Council National Paralympic Committee of Pakistan
Others Sports	Bodybuilding Pakistan Street and Ball Hockey Federation Pakistan Darts Federation Pakistan Game Fishing Association Pakistan Fistball Federation Ju-Jitsu Kabaddi
See also: Pakistan Olympic Association National Paralympic Committee Sport in Pakistan