Zaka Ashraf confirmed as PCB chairman

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Zaka Ashraf confirmed as PCB chairman

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President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday approved the appointment of Zaka Ashraf as chairman PCB.

14 October,2011 02:54 am

Spokesperson to the President Farhatullah Babar said that the appointment will take place with effect from the date Mr Zaka Ashraf relinquishes charge of the office of President Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL) and will continue till further orders.Zaka Ashraf, a top banker and businessman, has replaced Ijaz Butt as the chairman of the PCB. The appointment, made by Pakistan president Asif Ali Zardari, is only until further order, though, and not for the usual three-year tenure stipulated by the boards constitution. Butts tenure as PCB chairman had ended on October 8.Ashraf had said on October 11, before his appointment was officially confirmed, that his priority was to improve Pakistan crickets image abroad after a series of high-profile scandals. I will work day and night to live up to President Zardaris confidence. My top priority will be to improve Pakistans cricket image and to stop bookies and match-fixers.He also said he would try to improve relations with other cricket boards - including India, with whom sporting and diplomatic ties have stalled after a terrorist attack on Mumbai in 2008. People in both Pakistan and India love cricket so I will try to resume ties, he had said.