Pakistan's anti-graft agency has approved the filing of two additional corruption cases against former prime minister Nawaz Sharif in the accountability court. The National Accountability Bureau's (NAB) regional board, under the chairmanship of its Director General Shahzad Saleem, convened on Friday.
Shafaq accepted four charges relating to breach of the ACB Anti-Corruption Code during the inaugural edition of the Afghanistan Premier League T20 in 2018 and the 2019 edition of the BPL.
Umar Akmal was handed a three-year international ban by the Pakistan Cricket Board for failing to inform corrupt approaches ahead of this year's Pakistan Super League.
Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal has been banned for three years from all forms of cricket on corruption charges.
Pakistan's anti-graft body has issued an arrest warrant against embattled former prime minister Nawaz Sharif in a 34-year-old land related corruption case. The 70-year-old supremo of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, is currently in London for medical treatment.
Former Jharkhand minister Anosh Ekka was on Thursday sentenced to seven years' rigorous imprisonment and slapped with a fine of Rs 2 crore by a special court in Ranchi in a money laundering offence, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) said.
Steve Richardson recalled how the people injured were being sent to hospitals in rickshaws and cars and whatever transport was available at that point of time.
The BCCI Anti-Corruption Unit chief Ajit Singh has ensured that the Indian players are aware about online corrupt approaches during this time.
ICC ACU Chief Alex Marshall insists the lull in the cricketing activity does not necessarily mean a drop in fixing approaches.
The statement by the federation noted an independent investigation is ongoing into the allegations made by German broadcaster ARD in a report in January.
The judge will now issue sanctions against Akmal which could range from a six-month suspension to a lifetime ban.
Afridi feels that repeated cases of Pakistan players either being approached by bookies or them failing to report approaches is due to the failure of the Pakistan Cricket Board to set strong examples.
Umar Akmal last appearance came in last October during a home T20 series against Sri Lanka and before that he also played in the March-April, 2019 one-day series against Australia in the UAE.
The Jammu and Kashmir government has set up an economic offences wing in the Anti-Corruption Bureau to be headquartered in Jammu, officials said.
A special court for CBI cases here on Thursday sentenced a Railway Protection Force's (RPF) sub-inspector to three years' imprisonment for accepting a bribe for Rs 4,500 in 2013. Special judge A S Sayyad convicted Laxman Kushwah, the accused, under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
Maharashtra Anti Corruption Bureau Chief Parambir Singh will be the next Mumbai Police Commissioner. He replaces Sanjay Barve who is retiring today
The former FIFA head was allegedly refunded half a million euros that he had put down for a house in Sardinia, which was later bought through a company by Al-Khelaifi.
A raid was conducted at the residence of former health minister and Congress leader VS Sivakumar. The raid was conducted by Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau in connection with disproportionate assets.
The sanctions are related to alleged corruption linked to Venezuela’s state-owned oil company and global soccer body FIFA.
Umar Akmal now cannot take part in any cricket-related activity pending the investigation being carried out by PCB's Anti-Corruption Unit.
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