ISLAMABAD (AP) A government official has been appointed secretary of the Pakistan Cricket Board with the task of reducing its number of employees.
Irfanullah Khan, a legal adviser in the ministry of Inter Provincial Coordination (IPC), told The Associated Press on Saturday that Amir Tariq Zaman, additional secretary for sports in the ministry, will take charge next week.
Khan says the appointment is in line with the Islamabad High Court order which instructed the IPC to remove all superfluous officials on the cricket board. The court said 68 employees were appointed unnecessarily during Zaka Ashraf's 20-month period as the PCB chief.
Najam Sethi is the interim chief of the PCB and has until Oct. 18 to conduct fresh elections.
"We will visit PCB headquarters early next week where we will meet top officials of the cricket board," Khan said.