LAHORE: Mian Pervez Akhtar, former Pakistan Cricket Board match referee and brother of ex-Test umpire Mian Aslam, died here due to Covid-19.

Mian Pervez was also former first-class cricketer and he was the coach at the Muslim Gymkhana, Lahore which produced prominent cricketers including Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq, Ahmed Shehzad and Taufiq Umar.

Published in Dawn, April 28th, 2021

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