Interior ministry releases passports of three cricketers

ISLAMABAD: Federal Interior Ministry has released three passports of Muhammad Amir, Muhammad Asif and Salman Butt. The home ministry had seized the passports after the allegations of match fixing.

Sources from the home ministry told Dawn that, PCB Chairman Ejaz Butt wrote a letter to Federal Interior Minister, Rehman Malik that all three alleged cricketers will have to go toQatar and to see the ICC committee in hearing of cases on 30 and 31^st October. He asked the ministry to give back the passports of the players.

As per request, Rehman Malik ordered the FIA to release the passports and according to sources the passports have been sent to Ejaz Butt.

PCB is doing every effort to help the cricketers in match fixing scandal, whereas, the three players have already appealed against the cases in front of the ICC against their dismissal.