PCB orders inquiry into vague dispensing of money

Karachi, Nov 1 (PTI) The Pakistan Cricket Board has set
an in-house inquiry commission to look into the dispensation
of large sums of money to former captain Inzamam-ul-Haq and
another ex-Test player Ejaz Ahmed Jr made during the tenure of
PCB chief Nasim Ashraf.
Well placed sources said the Auditor General's office
during audit of PCB accounts for the period ending December
2008 had pinpointed the fact that nearly 11 million rupees
were given to Inzamam and Ahmed Jr without any proper
authorisation or reason.
"The present chairman of the board Ejaz Butt has now
asked his staff to look into this matter as the PCB records
have a receipt signed by Inzamam dated Oct 22, 2007 confirming
he received 10 million rupees with thanks," an insider said.
"But at the same time the AG's office had pointed out
that the accounts show that there is a voucher dated Oct 22,
2007 in which an amount of 10,500,000 rupees had been
withdrawn through a cheque as paid advance for purchase of
cable for Multan stadium floodlights," he said.
"Butt has ordered an in-house inquiry into this vague
dispensing of money," he added.
It also show that another one million in two instalments
of 500,000 rupees each were paid to Ahmed Jr as donation.
"The question now being asked is why was this huge sum
paid to Inzamam and why it is being shown under another head."
Inzamam, who played 120 Tests and 385 ODIs for Pakistan,
quit captaincy after his side was eliminated in the first
round of the Caribbean World Cup in 2007. PTI Cor
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