Islamabad: President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday appointed Zaka Ashraf as chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
The decision was taken following Ashraf’s meeting with the President.
Zardari made the appointment as patron-in-chief of PCB. Ashraf, a close friend of Zardari, has been the president of Zarai Tariqiyati Bank Limited. His father was a PPP Senator during Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto’s era.
The tenure of the incumbent chairman Ijaz Butt ended on October 8.
Many influential people were in the run for the coveted job, including former National Bank President Syed Ali Raza, also a close friend of Zardari, and former test cricketer Zaheer Abbas.
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