Pakistan’s ANF arrests 10 suspects in drug smuggling operations
The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) of Pakistan arrested 10 individuals involved in drug smuggling in operations across the country, said a statement.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday handed top-order batsman Khalid Latif a ban for five years after he was pronounced guilty for spot-fixing in the 2017 Pakistan Super League (PSL).
Playing for Islamabad United in the PSL, Latif was charged with found guilty of six major breaches of the board’s anti-corruption code.
The 31-year-old Karachi batsman was also fined one million Pakistan Rupees.
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Earlier in August, another opener Sharjeel Khan was given a five-year ban after he was pronounced guilty for his role in the spot-fixing scandal during the recent edition of the cash-rich T20 league.
Also read: Pakistan cricketer Sharjeel Khan banned for five years
Sharjeel was given some relief by the board but none of Latif’s sentence is suspended so far, which means the Latif cannot return to cricket till 2022.
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