Plea: Resolution seeks restructuring of PCB

LAHORE: Leader of the Opposition Mian Mehmoodur Rasheed on Monday submitted a resolution in the Assembly Secretariat urging the federal government to restructure the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). The resolution asked the government to sack all officials found lacking in expertise required for their jobs. It also sought the establishment of a mechanism to incorporate suggestions from former cricketers for the improvement of Pakistan cricket team’s performance. Rasheed also submitted an adjournment motion over concerns regarding contamination of piped water supply in the city with sewage. It asked why the government had not been able to improve the quality of piped water supply in the city despite initiating a Rs400 million Saaf Pani project.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 22^nd, 2016.