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Umar Farooq
October 8, 2011
Ijaz Butt will continue in his role as Chairman of the PCB until Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, who is also patron of the Board, decides whether to extend its mandate. The issue is under consideration at this time, and until a decision is reached, the incumbent will continue in office.
Butt, a constitutional three-year term ended today, went to Dubai to attend the meeting of the Executive Committee of the ICC, may result in immediate removal of the end of speculation. "The problem of considering the extension office," said presidential spokesman Farhatullah Babar ESPNcricinfo. "As is normal practice in our state, the person whose term of office to continue the [President] consent.
"So while it's on its extension is under consideration, it can work."
Butt took over from Nasim Ashraf, October 8, 2008, and unlike many of his predecessors, completed his term - in the previous decade and a half Tauqir Zia, Shahryar Khan and Ashraf everyone was forced to resign before their term failed .
Its mandate, but has been plagued by controversy, including an armed attack against the Sri Lankan team in Lahore, which resulted in Pakistan are denied the opportunity to co-host the 2011 World Cup, spot fixing scandal (and problems with the ECB in its wake when Butt has made controversial accusations against the English team) are Zulqarnain Haider fled to England midway through a tour after receiving threats from the bookmakers and more recently highly publicized confrontation with Shahid Afridi.
Pakistan on the field results to the same period of time, even though it was excellent, the highlights of the team to win the World Twenty20 in England in 2009, at the end of the 2011 World Cup semi-final and a successful tour of New Zealand.
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