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No decision on Asif yet

PCB will conduct its own inquiry

PTI, Dubai/Karaci
Mohammad Asif continues to languish in detention with the Dubai Attorney General and Public Prosecutor's office yesterday not taking any decision on whether to ’ trial the Pakistani pacer for alleged possession of contraband drugs or deport him.
The law firm hired by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to bail out Asif also declined to make any comments on the issue that has become an increasing source of embarrassment for Pakistan’s cricket authorities.
Nadeem Akram, the senior PCB
official in Dubai, said no decision has been taken on Asifs case and they were still awaiting a word from the Attorney General's office.
"AU these rumours of him being charged are not true. I will not substantiate them. The position is that the AG has yet to decide on the report of the Prosecutor and until that is done Asif will remain in detention," Akram said. ।
No official was willing to give a deadline on when a decision from the authorities in Dubai can be expected, an indication that perhaps the pacer's ordeal is far from over.
Sources close to the case said that the board, despite its best efforts, was also still not sure if Asif would be released as there was now a 50-50 chance of the case going
either way.
Meanwhile, Asif could be in for more trouble after he returns home from detention in Dubai as the PCB is planning to suspend the embattled pacer and institute an inquiry against him under World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) regulations.
Asif was detained in Dubai on June 1 while returning home after playing in the Indian Premier League.
PCB chairman Nasim Ashraf yesterday said the board would carry out an inquiry against Asif once he returns home.
"It is too early to say anything but yes our anti-doping regulations are now complaint with the World Anti-Doping Agency and in this
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particular case also we have to follow their regulations," Ashraf said.
"We are hopeful he will be released and allowed to return home but since it is an incident involving drugs no matter how small the quantity is, he could be suspended from playing cricket until the inquiry is conducted against him," he added
The PCB chairman said the board has used all legal and diplomatic channels to get Asif back home.
"I don't know if they decide to deport him or just send him back home. But at the moment our first priority is he is cleared of this case which is bad for Pakistan cricket,’ Ashraf was quoted as saying in the local media.
"Our lawyer and official met with Asif in detention and he is keeping his spirits high but obviously this matter cannot end immediately," he added.