Pakistan Olympic Association

{{Short description|National Olympic organization in Pakistan}}

{{Use Pakistani English|date=October 2016}}

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{{Infobox National Olympic Committee

| title = Pakistan Olympic Association

| logo = Pakistan Olympic Association logo.svg

| size = 150px

| country = Pakistan

| code = PAK

| created = {{start date and age|1948}}

| recognized = 1948

| association = OCA

| headquarters = Lahore, Pakistan

| membership = 30 sports bodies

| president = Capt (R) Syed Muhammad Abid Qadri Gillani[https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/1143737-abid-qadri-gillani-elected-new-poa-president Abid Qadri Gillani elected new POA president]

| secretary general = Muhammad Khalid Mahmood

| website = {{Official URL}}

}}

Pakistan Olympic Association (POA), also known as the National Olympic Committee of Pakistan (NOC; {{langx|ur|پاکستان اولمپک ایسوسی ایشن}}, acronym: POA), is the national Olympic organization in Pakistan. It was established in 1948 to oversee the active participation of the newly independent state at the Olympiad. Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the country's founder and first Governor-General, became the patron-in-chief of the new institution,Jinnah, M.A. (1989). Speeches and Statements as Governor-General of Pakistan. Directorate of Films & Publications. Government of Pakistan. p.245 and Ahmed E.H. Jaffar became its first President.Hussain, S.T. (1949). The Pakistan Year Book & Who's Who. Kitabistan. p. 779

Over the years, the association has been responsible for fundraising and setting up the management of delegations for the Olympic Games.[https://www.olympic.org/pakistan National Olympic Committee (Pakistan Olympic Association) on Olympic.org website] Retrieved 28 December 2020 As an NOC, the association is the first contact point for the International Olympic Committee. Some of its members are also active participants in various management activities at the IOC. Within the country, the association remains the oldest sports body. It was the premier regulator of sports activities in Pakistan from 1948 until the establishment of Pakistan Sports Board in 1962.[http://www.sports.gov.pk/index Homepage of Pakistan Sports Board] Retrieved 28 December 2020

The Association continues to develop programmes in co-ordination with its affiliated bodies to promote sports at various levels. It is also responsible for Pakistan's representation at the Commonwealth Games{{cite web|title=Pakistan at the Commonwealth Games|url=http://www.thecgf.com/countries/intro.asp?countryid=48|publisher=Commonwealth Games Federation website|access-date=26 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314134729/http://thecgf.com/countries/intro.asp?countryid=48|archive-date=14 March 2016|url-status=dead}} and organising the annual National Games.