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Beleaguered PCB chief's 'letter of apology' unlikely to save him from the guillotine | Pakistan's Senate Committee on Privileges has said that a letter of apology from PCB Chairman Ijaz Butt would not have any affect on its recommendation to President and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) patron Asif Ali Zardari. The senate committee
has recommended Butt's removal after finding him guilty on charges that he maligned
and questioned the credibility of some of its members on sports. Butt had reportedly
sent a letter of apology to the committee after he was called for a hearing to
respond to the charges last week. However, Senator Tahir Mashadi, who heads the
privileges committee, said: "We have not received any letter from Ijaz and even
if he has sent a letter it will make no difference as we have already sent our
recommendations to remove him." He said that the PCB Chairman was given a fair
chance to defend himself against the charges made out against him. "He (Ijaz)
came ill-prepared, he took things lightly and he could not convince the committee
that he had not insulted the lawmakers," The Daily Times quoted Mashadi, as saying.
"So, even if he has sent any letter we can't do anything now. Since last year
the National Assembly and Senate Standing Committees on Sports have also recommended
to the chief patron to remove him." "So, basically now three parliamentary committees
have passed votes of no-confidence against him, and we believe the chief patron
will now take appropriate action," he added. Mashadi further said that the issue
of Butt insulting the lawmakers and the Privileges Committee would also be brought
before and discussed in the full session of the Senate. "He should have apologised
to us when he came for the hearing and we could have considered his apology. It
is beyond our control now and the law will take its course," he added. In the
first privilege motion, the PCB chief in February last year said in a statement
that he was not answerable to the Parliament as the President is the patron and
he was only answerable to him. The second privilege motion was moved by Senator
Haroon Khan and Senator Tariq Azeem, in which both the senators were of the view
that Butt on an occasion passed derogatory remarks not only against them, but
also against the whole parliament. |
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