Former Chairman Ramiz Raja’s comparison about his and the current Chairman Najam Sethi’s expenses during his previous term is misleading and inaccurate as the circumstances are incomparable, the PCB said in a release on Wednesday.
These are elaborated as follows:
- HBL Pakistan Super League 2016 to 2018 were held offshore, implying many visits to the UAE to organise the marquee tournament However, no PSL allowances have ever been paid to current Chairman Sethi and this information has been merely presented as a potential payable. In contrast, PSL 2022 was held under former Chairman Raja and was staged only in Karachi and Lahore.
- Foreign tour expenses are high for current Chairman Sethi as during his previous tenure, PSL and Pakistan’s home international matches was played outside Pakistan. Therefore, the current Chairman was required to make frequent visits to the UAE for PSL and bilateral series and for related meetings. All travel expenses were approved by the appropriate authorities and were duly audited (internally and externally)
- Car allowance was paid to current Chairman Sethi as per the Board of Governor’s approval as he had used his personal armored vehicle due to security threats. On the contrary, the PCB provided former Chairman Raja a brand-new armored vehicle costing PKR16.5million.
- Security expense of current Chairman Sethi was high owing to additional security that needed to be provided to him as he was a former Chief Minister of the Punjab province and the Intelligence Bureau and Special Branch Punjab had issued advised of threats to him.
- It is pertinent to remember current Chairman Sethi had sent a legal notice to the PCB regarding the table of expenses as soon as these were made public through the PCB corporate website.
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