Ata resiles from earlier his statements

Lahore, Sept 30: Test discard Ata-ur-Rahman on Thursday again resiled from his statement before the one-man inquiry commission comprising Justice Malik Muhammad Qayyum, probing match-fixing charges on Pakistani cricketers and alleged that Wasim Akram has offered him Rs 100,000 to bowl badly in a match against New Zealand.

It was the fourth occasion that Ata-ur-Rahman resiled from his statement. First, Ata in an affidavit had levelled the same charge against Wasim Akram. But, he refused to own the affidavit when appeared before Justice Qayyum for the first time. However, when Justice Qayyum asked some questions, he requested for in-camera statement in which he again accused Wasim Akram. In last proceeding, Ata-ur-Rahman again resiled from his statement for the third time and said that he was not offered any money by Wasim Akram and said he had recorded his earlier statements onthe instruction of Aamir Sohail. On Thursday, he reverted to his first statement, accusing Wasim Akram.

Wasim Akram's lawer Khawaja Tariq Rahim objected that Ata-ur-Rahman was resiling from his statement time and again which was causing unnecessary delay. He also suggested the commission to recommend to the president for appointing a Mohtasib-i-Ala for each tour of Pakistan team.

Justice Qayyum gave another seven days to Ata-ur-Rahman to tender his reply for show cause notice issued to him in last proceedings for changing his statement. Ata will again appear before the Justice on Oct 7.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) legal advisor Sibtain Fazli said that some evidences had been given to the Justice proving that Wasim Akram, Basit Ali, Salim Malik, Waqar Younis, Ijaz Ahmad and Mushtaq Ahmad had been involved in match-fixing.

Former captain Imran Khan, former PCB ad hoc committee chairman Javed Burki and chief executive Arif Ali Khan Abbasi did not appear before the commission.

Imran Khan and Javed Burki were in Multan and Karachi, respectively while Arif Ali Khan Abbasi was sick.

Itwas learnt through reliable sources, thatthe commission is sending his recommendations to president on Thursday night.