April 08, 2008	Tuesday	Rabi-us-Sani 1, 1429

ISLAMABAD, April 7: The Senate Standing Committee on Sports will discuss the ban imposed by Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) disciplinary committee on controversial fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar including other issues of PCB, in the Parliament House on April 17.

Shoaib, was slapped a five-year ban for numerous offences in one of the toughest decisions taken by the current set-up of the PCB. Talking to Dawn Senator Enver Baig said that Dr Nasim Ashraf Chairman PCB, Lt Gen (retd) Munir Hafeez and the temperamental fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar will also appear in the meeting and clarify their position.

Lt Gen (retd) Hafeez was the head of PCB disciplinary committee as Governing Board of PCB had given full mandate to the disciplinary committee to probe the offences and come up with a verdict.

He added that the requisition has been submitted by three Senators, Abdur Rahim Khan Mandokhail, Syed Tahir Hussain Mashhadi and by himself.

The agenda of the meeting also includes the charge sheet given and the reply received from Shoaib Akhtar, the disciplinary committee deliberations.

The committee will also discuss the performance of Pakistan Cricket since the date Dr Nasim Ashraf took charge as Chairman.

The meeting will be presided over by the committee Chairman Senator Zafar Iqbal.

Minister for Sports Khawaja Muhammad Asif will also attend the meeting.