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Friday, August 22, 2025
Volume 16 . Issue 73
London: Pakistani players plunge deeper into the spot-fixing scandal as the Scotland Yard on Tuesday summoned team captain Salman Butt and fast-pacers Mohammed Asif and Mohammed Amir for questioning.
The three players, along with wicket keeper Kamran Akmal, were also questioned over the weekend in their London hotel for their alleged involvement in the controversy that has erupted during the current England vs Pakistan series.
Scotland Yard’s call comes amidst several simultaneous investigations, even as the Pakistani Cricket Board (PCB) asserted that they would not drop any player from rest of the series before the investigations concluded.
Apart from the UK law enforcement body, investigations are also being carried out by the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) anti-corruption unit and also by the members of Pakistan’s federal intelligence agency.
Levelling serious charges of corruption against members of the Pakistani cricket team and creating a national embarrassment and crisis for their country, UK tabloid News of the World showed video footage of a middleman accepting thousands of pounds in return of guaranteeing three no-balls at precise times during the Lord’s Test match.
Following the no-balls that played out exactly as promised, London police arrested the middleman Mazhar Majeed on the basis of the tabloid’s evidence on Saturday before letting him on bail on Sunday.
Meanwhile, a Pakistan court on Tuesday also summoned seven of the country’s players along with sports minister Ijaz Jakharani and PCB chairman Ijaz Butt to face charges of treason over the scandal.
London: Pakistani players plunge deeper into the spot-fixing scandal as the Scotland Yard on Tuesday summoned team captain Salman Butt and fast-pacers Mohammed Asif and Mohammed Amir for questioning. The three players, along with wicket keeper Kamran Akmal, were also questioned over the weekend...
London: Pakistani players plunge deeper into the spot-fixing scandal as the Scotland Yard on Tuesday summoned team captain Salman Butt and fast-pacers Mohammed Asif and Mohammed Amir for questioning.
The three players, along with wicket keeper Kamran Akmal, were also questioned over the weekend in their London hotel for their alleged involvement in the controversy that has erupted during the current England vs Pakistan series.
Scotland Yard’s call comes amidst several simultaneous investigations, even as the Pakistani Cricket Board (PCB) asserted that they would not drop any player from rest of the series before the investigations concluded.
Apart from the UK law enforcement body, investigations are also being carried out by the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) anti-corruption unit and also by the members of Pakistan’s federal intelligence agency.
Levelling serious charges of corruption against members of the Pakistani cricket team and creating a national embarrassment and crisis for their country, UK tabloid News of the World showed video footage of a middleman accepting thousands of pounds in return of guaranteeing three no-balls at precise times during the Lord’s Test match.
Following the no-balls that played out exactly as promised, London police arrested the middleman Mazhar Majeed on the basis of the tabloid’s evidence on Saturday before letting him on bail on Sunday.
Meanwhile, a Pakistan court on Tuesday also summoned seven of the country’s players along with sports minister Ijaz Jakharani and PCB chairman Ijaz Butt to face charges of treason over the scandal.
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