Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Nasim Ashraf has reportedly decided
to drop the Rs 220 million defamation suit against Shoaib Akhtar after
the maverick pacer apologised "repeatedly" for his outburst against
him.
PCB lawyer Tafazzul Rizvi said the Board decided to drop the suit against
Shoaib after the paceman apologised to Ashraf during a meeting organised by the
Prime Minister's adviser on interior affairs Rehman Malik.
The meeting took place at the senior PPP leader's residence and the PCB subsequently
decided to drop the lawsuit that was filed in a Lahore court, 'Dawn News' reported.
It was to come up for hearing on May 16.
The lawsuit was filed after Shoaib alleged in an interview that the PCB chief
had demanded money from the player to allow them to participate in the Indian
Premier League (IPL).
The news comes as yet another relief for the embattled pacer, who was yesterday
cleared to play in the IPL after an appellate tribunal suspended a five-year
ban imposed on him for disciplinary violations for one month.
Shoaib had appealed against the ban and the hearing into the appeal will resume
on June 4.
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