LAHORE – Runaway wicket-keeper Zulqarnain Haider has urged the Pakistan Cricket Board to clear his dues amounting to Rs 1.5 million.
Zulqarnain, who attended a hearing of the British home department in London last Thursday, said that before leaving the team in Dubai in November last year, he had featured in two T20s and four ODIs against South Africa in UAE. “Therefore the PCB owes around Rs 1.5 million to me which I dearly need as I have been finding it difficult to meet my expenses in the UK,” Zulqarnain said in a television interview. Zulqarnain added: “My interview at the home office went very well, they asked about my security concerns. This is all I can share at this moment. I am hoping for a verdict in my favour next week.”
Sources close to him said Zulqarnain had taken the plea at the hearing that when the former Prime Minister of the country, late Benazir Bhutto, and more recently Punjab Governor Salman Taseer, were not safe in Pakistan, who could guarantee his security after threats from bookmakers? Asked about his threats to expose corrupt elements in Pakistan cricket, Zulqarnain maintained he could not do it until he got asylum in the UK. “I am worried about my family’s security in Pakistan at the moment. Once they reach here (London) I will definitely unearth the corruption in Pakistan cricket,” maintained Haider. He also claimed to have turned down lucrative offers from the News of the World (NoTW) and others for giving them sensational stories.
