Akram, others indicted for match
fixing
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
ISLAMABAD, JULY 24: Ehtesab (accountability) Bureau of
Pakistan today ordered framing of charges against its cricket
captain Wasim Akram and seven others for match-fixing and
betting.
Akram and his seven teammates were found guilty of the
charges in an internal inquiry conducted by Pakistan Cricket
Board (PCB), it was officially announced here today. The
cricketers named by PCB are Salim Malik, Ijaz Ahmed,
Moin Khan, Inzamam-ul Haq, Mushtaq Ahmed, Waqar
Younis and Saqlain Mushtaq besides Akram.
Ehtesab Bureau, which was looking into the allegations
against the Pakistani team for the manner of its defeat in
World Cup final, today ordered framing of charges against
the cricketers under the conduct rules of PCB and also asked
the one-man judicial commission to expedite its report.
Ehtesab will start the official procedure of framing the charges
against these players who all were part of the team that
played World Cup final against Australia, Ehtesab director
general Khalid Aziz said while making the reportpublic.
Indian Express Newspapers (Bombay) Ltd.
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