Miandad records statement (24 August 1999)

24 August 1999

Miandad records statement

Ilyas Beg

Lahore, 23: Former Test captain and coach Javed Miandad recorded his in-camera statement in Justice Malik Muhammad Qayyum's one-man inquiry commission in his chamber in the Lahore High Court on Monday.

Test cricketers Ejaz Ahmad and Mushtaq Ahmad also came to the court but their accusers failed to turn up. So, they could not cross-examine them. Advocates, representing some of the Test cricketers, were also present. Test paceman Ata-ur-Rahman's brother Tariq Mahmood also came to the court. Ehtesab Bureau Director Qaiser Ali Shah came and submitted his report to the commission. However, its contents were not made public.

Seven Test cricketers Shahid Afridi, Salim Malik, Ejaz Ahmad, Moin Khan, Inzamam-ul-Haq and Azhar Mahmood have been summoned by the inquiry commission on Sept 3.

Journalist Fareshte Gati-Aslam, Test cricketers Waqar Younis, Aamir Sohail, Aqib Javed, Mushtaq Ahmad, Ata-ur-Rahman, NBP employee Salim Pervaiz, SSP who had handled case of father of captain Wasim Akram and boomaker Younis have also been summoned to appear on Sept 10.

Justice Malik Muhammad Qayyum warned that if Ata-ur-Rahman and Salim Pervaiz failed to appear on the fixed date of Sept 10, their arrest warrants would be issued.

Registrar High Court Abdul Salam Khawar told Dawn that it had been decided to continue day-to-day hearing after Sept 10 till the completion of inquiry.

While replying to a question Abdul Salam Khawar said that the cricketers had been summoned by Justice Malik Muhammad Qayyum after scanning the material made available to him.

Advocate Chaudhary Muzammil was present to represent Test leg-spinner Mushtaq Ahmad while captain Wasim Akram's advocate Khawaja Ahmad Tariq Rahim and batsman Salim Malik's advocate Azmat Saeed were also present in the court. However, they could not cross-examine the accusers of their clients since they failed to come to the court on Monday.

Source :: The Dawn (www.dawn.com)