Pakistan

Foreign tours: Money PCB earns does not belong to public: minister

'It is not the public money, as an autonomous board, the PCB has every right to use those funds'

Riazul Haq August 30, 2016

PCB headquarters in Lahore. PHOTO: EXPRESS

ISLAMABAD: Minister of Inter-Provincial Coordination (IPC) Riaz Hussain Pirzada said on Monday that the money earned by Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) did not belong to public since there was no cricket in the country.

“It is not the public money, as an autonomous board, the PCB has every right to use those funds,” Pirzada told the NA Standing Committee at the IPC ministry.

The committee’s chairperson Abdul Qahar Wadan and other lawmakers inquired about the visits of the PCB chairperson Shahryar Khan with entourage of top management, especially the recent visit to England with national cricket team.

Khan asked in which capacity PCB chief and other members were visiting England with cricket team when coaches were already there. Chief Operating Officer Subhan Ahmed replied that there was an International Cricket Council’s meeting and a visit of England’s PM so the chief had to be there.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 30^th, 2016.

COMMENTS (2)

Ali | 8 years ago | Reply If PCB is not a public entity then how can you enjoy the free benefits at public property. Stadiums and buildings are maintained from public money. Your security is paid from public funds. You are allowed to use Pakistan name and flag which is also a public property. So PCB you are answerable in front of the public of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan for each and every action.

Fahim | 8 years ago | Reply If I remember correctly, they are appointed by president/PM and answerable to them. It is not a private corporation.

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