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Lahore, Aug.31 (ANI): Former Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) Director General Zakir Hussain Syed has criticised the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Ijaz Butt for succumbing under the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) pressure and ending the legal war against it regarding the 2011 World Cup hosting issue.

Syed said Butt had befooled the nation by claiming that [...]

Lahore, July 4 (ANI): Criticizing the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for its unprofessional way of handling cricket issues in the country, former Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) director general Zakir Hussain Syed has said PCB officials have no knowledge about sports management.

“Cricket affairs in Pakistan continue to be very poorly managed, and at times, one gets [...]

Lahore, May 25 (ANI): Former Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) director general Zakir Hussain Syed has said that the Pakistani hockey team failed to achieve its objective in the recently concluded Asia Cup where the green shirts lost to South Korea in the final.

“Pakistan’s objective in the Asia Cup 2009 was to win and qualify [...]

Islamabad, May 23 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) constitution has been sent to President Asif Ali Zardari for approval.

Confirming the reports, Pakistan Sports Minister Pir Aftab Shah Jilani said, Zardari, who is also the PCB’s patron, has been requested to approve the constitution as soon as possible.

Talking to media persons, at the sidelines of [...]

Islamabad, May 13 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) did not consult the government before sending a legal notice to the International Cricket Council (ICC) challenging its decision to shift 2011 World Cup games from Pakistan.

Pakistan Sports Minister Pir Aftab Shah Jillani said serving a legal notice to the ICC was purely PCB’s decision, [...]

Lahore, Apr.20 (ANI): Ever since the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced that the 2011 World Cup matches would not be held in Pakistan, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has been facing severe criticism over its failure to convince the ICC and other member cricketing bodies over the issue.

Former Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) Director General Zakir [...]

Islamabad, Mar.22 (ANI): Jumping into the on-going fight between the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the Senate’s Sports Committee, former captain Imran Khan has said that the committee does not has the authority to summon PCB chief Ijaz Butt.

“I don’t think it is appropriate [...]

Islamabad, Feb.28 (ANI): Pakistan may be banned from participating in international sports events by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), after an amendment was made in the 1962 Sports Ordinance, empowering the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) to amend or form a [...]

Islamabad, Jan.31 (ANI): The Pakistan government has no objection over its cricket players taking part in the Indian Twenty20 cricket extravanza, the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Pakistan sports minister Aftab Jilani said it (Pak Sports Ministry) has no objection to its cricketers competing in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

“We feel it’s a private league in which [...]

Islamabad, Jan.26 (ANI): Pakistan’s humiliating defeat against Sri Lanka in the last one day international has prompted the Senate Standing Committee on Sports to call a meeting demanding an explanation behind the defeat from the team’s skipper Shoaib Malik, coach Intikhab Alam, and the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) chief selector Abdul Qadir.
The Standing Committee on [...]