Salim Malik's plea rejected

By Rizwan Ehsan Ali

ISLAMABAD, JUNE 18. A civil judge on Monday dismissed Salim Malik's appeal against the Pakistan Cricket Board which imposed a life ban and fine on former Pakistan Test captain.

Malik had filed an appeal against the Pakistan Cricket Board which imposed a life ban on him from playing international cricket and a fine of Rs. 1 million for his involvement in fixing international matches.

Justice Malik Muhammad Qayyum, who conducted the inquiry into Pakistan players involvement in match-fixing, had last year recommended life bans and fines on Salim Malik and former Test paceman Ata-ur Rehman.

On the recommendations of Qayyum, the board had also fined current Test players, Inzamam-ul Haq, Saeed Anwar, Wasim Akram, Mushtaq Ahmed, Waqar Younis and first class cricketer Akram Raza for not cooperating with the inquiry commission.``The civil suit filed by Salim Malik against PCB has been dismissed by Muhammad Azam, Civil Judge, First Class, Lahore,'' informed PCB media manager Khalid Butt from Lahore.

The Honourable Judge in his remarks said that Salim Malik has no cause of action against PCB as the fine and the ban from playing international as well as domestic cricket was validly imposed.

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