IPC names Khan new PCB Secretary

New secretary tasked with decreasing number of PCB employees.


News Desk September 28, 2013
Najam Sethi has been tasked with the responsibility of holding fresh elections. PHOTO: MUHAMMAD IJAZ/EXPRESS



In keeping with the Islamabad High Court (IHC) directives, the ministry of Inter Provincial Coordination (IPC) named Amir Tariq Zaman Khan as the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Secretary – a role alien to PCB’s constitution – yesterday.


Khan, the additional secretary sport for the IPC, has been tasked with reducing the number of PCB employees, some of who were ‘illegally’ appointed during Zaka Ashraf’s tenure.

“The appointment is in compliance with the IHC orders and the notification had been issued earlier this week,” said IPC’s legal advisor Irfan Ullah Khan, according to ESPNcricinfo. “His job will be to retrench the unnecessary and illegally appointed employees in the PCB. The notification has also been issued and we are due to visit the PCB next week.”

The PCB has over 900 employees around the country, including employees at the National Cricket Academy and the regional associations.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 29th, 2013.

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COMMENTS (2)

Ajaz Haque | 10 years ago | Reply

Islamabad High Court has no business in interfering in Cricketing matters. Mr. Najm Sethi should immediately approach the Supreme Court, get a stay order and get a restraining order against Islamabad High Court to prevent it from interfering any further. Thereafter, fresh elections should be held to elect a new President and other officials as per the directives of International Cricket Council (ICC) and put an end to the circus that is going on in Pakistan cricket right now.

Positive Pakistani | 10 years ago | Reply

why is this reported by "Times of India"?? aren't there left any sources in Pakistan..???

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