LHC fixes plea against Waqar Younis appointment for hearing

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has fixed petition against the appointment of the former Test cricketer Waqar Younis as adviser of the Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for hearing.

Justice Shehram Sarwar Chaudhry will hear the citizen’s petition tomorrow, in which the federal government, PCB and Waqar Younis have been made parties.

In the petition, the stand taken by the citizen is that the appointment of Waqar Younis as an advisor is against the law.

In the petition, it has been requested that the court annul the appointment of Waqar Younis as Advisor to Chairman PCB.

According to the sources, last month Chairman PCB Mohsin Naqvi has handed over the cricket affairs to Waqar Younis, after which the former captain has to look after the series against Bangladesh as his first assignment.

The Waqar Younis is looking into matters with the selectors and coaches for the Test series.

It may be recalled that PCB had issued an advertisement for the appointment of Advisor to Chairman in the past few days, the last date for submission of application in the advertisement was fixed on August 19.

Also Read

Former cricketer criticizes Waqar Younis for his new role

Waqar Younis will become PCB chairman's advisor. He will oversee red and...

On the other hand, the news of the appointment of Waqar Younis was in the media even before the advertisement.