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Zardari has ordered the authorities to submit a preliminary report on the cricket scandal as soon as possible.
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s top political leadership on Sunday expressed ‘disappointment’ over reports of the country’s cricketing stars’ alleged involvement in fixing a Test match against England, terming it a ‘national shame’.
President Asif Ali Zardari, who is the patron of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), has ordered the authorities to submit a preliminary report as soon as possible. “The president ordered a detailed report in this regard after a British scribe broke the news of spot-fixing by Pakistani cricketers,” said presidential spokesperson Farhatullah Babar.
Zardari is also said to have ordered the PCB chairman Ijaz Butt to apprise him about the developments in Scotland Yard’s investigation into the matter.
In Multan, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani called the allegation against seven top players including skipper Salman Butt ‘shameful’ and said those involved must be punished. Although the PM’s secretariat officials did not confirm it, private television channels have reported the premier has sought a report from the PCB top management.
In the meantime, there are reports the foreign ministry has been directed to secure the return of players accused of match fixing. However, there is no official confirmation of this.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 30th, 2010.
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Why blame the poor players. “If the snake bites at the head, where to tie the knot.” So said late Maulvi Fareed AhmedRecommend
Players following President’s footsteps.Recommend
The pot calling the kettle black.Recommend
Why is Zardari’s neck always bent at an uncomfortable 45 degree angle. No wonder he sprouts pearls of wisdom
“madam, I am not the government; I am the governance”
a cruel jokeRecommend
It seems everyone is corrupt in Pakistan. Corrupt leaders, corrupt sportsmen. Are we a corrupt nation?
Sure, there are those who are corrupt and those who are not but maybe because they don’t get the chance to do some corruption of their own? I wonder.Recommend
Article’s heading “national disgrace” with Zardari’s picture on the side is perfect reflection of Pakistani people’s emotions on overall situation in the country.Recommend
The persons who comment all deemed to be admitted that Pakistani players conduct this act without additional inquiry(By there own side), this may be outsiders prapoganda because New Zealand want to visit Pakistan. May be they are corrupt but we should no believe on others reports because we have our own system (what ever it is).Recommend
how come the president never ordered a full report when other reporters broke stories of his and his mob’s corruption. Maybe the mental illnesses have something to do with it.Recommend
Mr Asif Ali Zardari you are so fast about misconduct made by the team and direct for core report. But you ever think about 1 core 30 lack flood victims who are food less, who lack of homes , lack of medicines , where is you fastness here which require more then that?.Recommend
I like the title…and even better, the picture under it :)Recommend
Haha… I second Taza Paka! Nice observation :)Recommend
Zardari is also said to have ordered the PCB chairman Ijaz Butt to apprise him about the developments in Scotland Yard’s investigation into the matter.
Javed Minadad and the whole nation was asking PCB patron in Chief i.e President since 1 year to sack Ijaz Butt but President patron in chief couldn’t understand the crux.
I blame PCB chairman for this whole fiasco and also President for not hearing what nation was asking as usual from President though.Recommend
Nothing “nationally disgraceful” about it. Look how all terrorist plots and attacks have some link to Pakistan. Look how the Pakistanis blatantly help the anti-Afghan Taliban on the one hand, and hit only the anti-Pakistan Taliban on the other. These people have developed a very thick skin.Recommend
I’m corrupt, and damn proud of it too.
The problem with Pakistan is that our corruption doesn’t work. Nepotism, cheating, line-cutting, hand-greasing etc. happens everywhere in the world. We’re just bad at it.Recommend
Half the country is in ruins because of the floods but lets look into the cricketing scandal, shall we Mr. President?Recommend
A very fitting title to the picture of our president given above. Even if the article had not been written, the picture would have been enough to articulate national sentiment.
here we are talking about sportsmen…the picture and the title are enough.Recommend
Nation had no grace to get disgraced.Recommend
Lol this is height of baqwas.Recommend