Malik faces sack from employers

Karachi, Dec 8: Banned former Pakistan captain Salim Malik faces termination from Habib Bank after he was summoned for a hearing of the disciplinary committee of the establishment next year.

An official of the bank said Salim Malik will have to convince the committee that he has not been involved in match-fixing for which he has been banned for life on the findings and recommendations of Justice Malik Mohammad Qayyum.

"He has a very weak defense. A player found guilty by a High Court judge after indepth investigations can only hope for a miracle to save his nearly two decades of association," a Habib Bank official said.

The need for deciding Salim Malik's fate was felt as the date for submitting the list of 25 players for the PCB-organized Patron's Trophy approaches. Dec 30 has been fixed as the deadline.