Karachi: Just four days after five women
cricketers in Pakistan’s Multan region alleged that some Multan Cricket
Club officials, including a coach, had demanded sexual favours for
selecting and promoting them, the three-member inquiry committee is
learnt to have submitted its report.
The panel, headed by long-serving manager of the Pakistan women's
team Ayesha Ashar, was formed on Tuesday to investigate the allegations
leveled by Hina Ghafoor, Kiran Khan, Seema Javed, Noor Fatima and
Maleeha Shafiq.
The girls had charged MCC President Begum Shami Sultan and other
club officials as the main culprits in the entire affair and used to
demand money from players.
Speaking to reporters here, Ashar said, “They all appeared under
oath and all proceedings were video-taped. We have submitted our outcome
and findings to the higher authorities now for further reaction.”
She added the inquiry committee had heard out the girls as well the
officials of Multan Cricket Club including its President who is blamed
by the girls for ignoring their plight.
"I can't say here what our findings are but we took this matter
very seriously because when women's cricket is still developing in
Pakistan such allegations will only discourage girls from taking to the
game," Ayesha said.
The career records of the girls were also scrutinised by the
inquiry committee to confirm if there was indeed any injustice done to
them in selection matters, she explained.
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