Tauqir meets paceman Shoaib Akhtar

Lahore, Dec 1: PCB chairman Lt-Gen Tauqir Zia met paceman Shoaib Akhtar and Ijaz Ahmad in his office at the Qadhafi Stadium here on Friday.

It was learnt that the PCB chairman asked Shoaib Akhtar about an incident which took place in Lahore the other day in whichthe cricketer misbehaved with a traffic constable after violating traffic rules. Later, Shoaib Akhtar also used his influence and got that traffic constable suspended. It was also learnt that PCB chairman took the incident seriously and urged Shoaib Akhtar to maintain discipline on and off the ground.

Shoaib Akhtar confirmed his fitness and offered to play for Pakistan.