**KARACHI: Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ijaz Butt was jeered at Lahore Airport on Wednesday on his return home from London for the first time since the spot-fixing scandal engulfed the Pakistan team.**
Butt’s emergence from the terminal was met with cries of ‘shame, shame’ from protesters who waved placards lambasting Butt and the three Pakistan players caught up in the scandal.
“The accusations against them still have to be proven but if any player is found guilty, the board will take the most severe action,” Butt told a large media contingent.
“The fact is until now the accusations have not been proven, neither has the ICC or Scotland Yard charged them even after nine hours of interrogation,” Butt added.
Butt confirmed that the PCB had filed detailed replies to the charge-sheets issued to the players by the ICC but the ICC had said it wanted the players to respond themselves.
“We had filed a detailed reply but the ICC says the players must respond,” he said.
Yes fully deserved it. He said that PCB cannot launch a parallel investigation because this matter is already under investigation. The only reason I see behind that is the fact that there is pure negligence found at the PCB side when ICC did contact them after the Australia tour and no actions were taken. PCB is hesitating to initiate the investigation due to the fact there is a high chance some inside black goat could be found which would bring the drama to a newer level.
The people can jeer all they want, but Ejaz Butt still got to fly first class, stayed at an expensive hotel in England, and had a chauffeur driven luxury car, all at the people's expense.
