Pakistan: Senate body discusses women cricket issue (1 Sep 1998)

1 September 1998

Senate body discusses women cricket issue

By Our Sports Reporter

ISLAMABAD, Aug 31: The Standing Committee of the Senate on Culture, Sports and Tourism, which met under the Chairmanship of senator Justice Dr. Javed Iqbal in the Parliament House here on Monday, discussed the issue of the affiliation of the Women Cricket Associations with Pakistan Cricket Board and heard the viewpoint of different Women Cricket Groups / Associations contending to seek affiliation with the PCB.

The Committee recommended that the PCB should re-consider the report of the Scrutiny Committee headed by Maj gen (Rtd) Safdar Ali Khan on the issue of the affiliation of the Women Association with the PCB.

The Committee also discussed the issue of constituting a new Commission of Inquiry, headed by a judge of the Lahore High Court, Mr. Justice Muhammad Qayyum Malik, when the matter was already under the consideration of an Inquiry Committee headed by a Judge of the Sahriat Court. The Committee was informed that the Commission of Inquiry was constituted by the Government on a request of the Chief Executive of PCB, Mr. Majid Khan, made in January 1998, to probe into the allegations of betting and match fixing against some members of the Pakistan team.

Source :: Dawn (https://dawn.com/)