Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has dissolved the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) constitution and removed PCB chairman Zaka Ashraf from his post on Monday.
PM utilizing his power as the patron-in-chief of PCB, amended a clause of PCB constitution and suspended the governing body. He has constituted an 11-member committee to run PCB matters.
Inter-provincial coordination ministry issued the notification. The committee includes Naveed Akram, Amir Tariq Zaman, Najam Sethi, Shakeel Sheikh, Yousaf Khokhar, Zaheer Abbas, Naveed Akram, Shehryar Khan, Iqabal Qasim. The committee will be responsible to appoint the interim chairman of the board.
According to sources, the decision came after the board failed to fight PCB’s case in the big three case.
While talking to media, Zaka Ashraf refused to accept the decision and said that government’s decision does not effect his position. He said that this decision will directly benefit India. On answering a question, he said that he will decide about litigation against the decision after consulting with his legal team.
Earlier, the Islamabad High Court, on July 19, 2013, had declared appointment of Zaka Ashraf illegal and directed the then PCB chief Najam Sethi to hold elections within 90 days. However, on January 15, 2014 Zaka Ashraf was restored on his position by the IHC after he had filed an intra-court appeal, challenging his sacking.
This is a developing story and will be updated accordingly.