PCB holds first general body meeting in a decade

The PCB held the first meeting of its general body in over a decade, on Friday. The meeting was held at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore as per clause 17 of the PCB Constitution.

The board said it was the first time the PCB general body had met since 1998, but one was held in the administration of Tauqir Zia in early 2000. A total of 73 members, made up of 18 full members, 53 associate members and two honorary members - former board chairmen Khalid Mehmood and Zia - attended the meeting.

The meeting discussed the PCB's annual report, as well as the audited accounts and budget estimates, and recommended to the governing board various measures to improve the standard of the game. Ijaz Butt, the board chairman, also talked about the need to continue developing the women's game in Pakistan, given the achievements of the Pakistan women's team recently. Representatives of blind and deaf cricket were also involved in the meeting.

The general body is a larger, more representative body of stakeholders from around the country designed to ensure development and representation in areas such as interior Sindh and Baluchistan, where the game is not as developed as in other provinces and regions. It is supposed to meet once or twice a year and acts as the board's parliament, where the governing board is the senate.