Pakistan Cricket Board To Probe Former Chair Ashraf Over Missing $200,000

Pakistan's cricket chiefs on Monday began an inquiry into the spending of $200,000, "which they said was not accounted for" during the tenure of former Pakistan Cricket Board Chair Zaka Ashraf, according to the AFP. The spending relates to Ashraf's "rocky 22-month tenure, during which time he was suspended by the Islamabad High Court before being restored to the post twice and finally sacked again." Monday's move "came after the compilation of an internal audit report, according to a board statement." The statement said, "The management committee took note of the outstanding arrears of approximately 20 million rupees detailed in the internal audit report for the period Ashraf was chairman." The internal audit report "shows several unaccounted ticket purchases during Pakistan's 2012-13 tour of India and during the Champion's Trophy in England in June last year" (AFP, 5/26).