In a recent development, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced the appointment of Zaka Ashraf as the chairman of the PCB Management Committee. This decision was made by the federal government, which also approved the formation of the committee through the circulation of a summary.
The 10-member committee has been entrusted with the responsibility for a period of four months. Alongside this appointment, Mahmood Iqbal has been named the new chief election commissioner, replacing Ahmed Shehzad Farooq Rana.
The newly formed committee wasted no time and has already scheduled its inaugural meeting, which is set to take place on Thursday (July 6) in Lahore. This meeting will mark the beginning of their efforts to streamline the operations and governance of PCB.
The committee comprises the following members: Zaka Ashraf (chairman), Kaleem Ullah Khan, Ashfaq Akhtar, Musaddiq Islam, Azmat Parvez, Zaheer Abbas, Khurram Karim Somroo, Khuwaja Nadeem, Mustafa Ramday, and Zulfiqar Malik.
This development comes after the Lahore High Court lifted the stay order on the election for the PCB chairman, which was initially scheduled for June 27 at the PCB headquarters in Lahore. However, multiple court orders, including the one from the Balochistan High Court, resulted in the postponement of the election.
Specifically, on June 27, the Lahore High Court stayed the election and suspended the notification of the Board of Governors (BoG). The court issued notices to the federal government, the cricket board’s election commissioner, and others. Malik Zulfiqar’s petition highlighted concerns regarding Chief Election Commissioner Shahzad Farooq Rana making unauthorized changes to the list of the BoGs, which had been finalized by the interim management committee on June 20. The petition argued that these actions were illegal.
With the new committee in place, there is hope for a fresh and productive chapter in the PCB’s management. As they embark on their responsibilities, cricket enthusiasts eagerly anticipate positive changes and advancements in the country’s cricketing landscape.
