Nadeem
06-14-2008, 11:34 PM
18 month-ban, Rs 7 million-fine awarded to Shoaib Akhtar
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LAHORE: The Appellate Tribunal in a majority decision has reduced the ban on Shoaib Akhtar from five years to 18 months and imposed a fine of seven million rupees.
While talking to media the head of the Appellate Tribunal Justice (retired) Aftab Farrukh told that the third member of the tribunal was in favour of withdrawing the five-year ban and instead imposing a fine of Rs 50 million.
Aftab Farrukh said that Shoaib Akhtar should also undergo counseling.
He said that he gave his verdict according to his conscious and he personally felt that the five-year ban was too much.
He said that this decision was not made under any pressure and the tribunal has reviewed the case from every aspect before reaching the final verdict.http://geo.tv/images/shim.gif
http://geo.tv/6-14-2008/eng/6-14-2008_19274_l.gif
LAHORE: The Appellate Tribunal in a majority decision has reduced the ban on Shoaib Akhtar from five years to 18 months and imposed a fine of seven million rupees.
While talking to media the head of the Appellate Tribunal Justice (retired) Aftab Farrukh told that the third member of the tribunal was in favour of withdrawing the five-year ban and instead imposing a fine of Rs 50 million.
Aftab Farrukh said that Shoaib Akhtar should also undergo counseling.
He said that he gave his verdict according to his conscious and he personally felt that the five-year ban was too much.
He said that this decision was not made under any pressure and the tribunal has reviewed the case from every aspect before reaching the final verdict.http://geo.tv/images/shim.gif