Lahore, May 16 (ANI): Former Pakistan army chief and president Pervez Musharraf, who is being tried in a number of cases of serious nature and detained at his farmhouse sub-jail, will leave the country before the swearing-in of the new government, according to PML-Z chief and MNA-elect Ijazul Haq.

Karachi, Apr 27 (ANI): Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohammad Zaka Ashraf has said that 'some forces' are working against the revival of international cricket in the country, although he insisted that he will continue working for the purpose in what he termed is his biggest challenge.

Karachi, Apr. 12 (ANI): Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has lashed out at former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt, saying that Butt should quit making comments harming the game in the country.

Islamabad, Apr 11 (ANI): Former Pakistan Test batsman Basit Ali has said that the recent outburst of former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt against Pakistan Twenty20 skipper Mohammad Hafeez and coach Dav Whatmore is 'anti cricket' and 'damaging' to the cause of cricket in Pakistan.

Islamabad, Apr 11 (ANI): Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt has refused to deny his statement that Twenty20 skipper Mohammad Hafeez and coach Dav Whatmore have formed a nexus to sideline Test and one-day captain Misbah-ul Haq.

Lahore, Feb. 27 (ANI): Former chief of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Ijaz Butt, has said that appointing Hafeez as T20 captain, and bringing in Dav Whatmore as head coach in place of Mohsin Khan despite the latter's tremendous contribution, has "backfired quite badly".

Karachi, Feb. 10 (ANI): Former chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Ijaz Butt feels that despite security concerns from some quarters, the Pakistan Super League (PSL) has to be played in Pakistan, and said that there is no point in having the PSL played outside of the country.

Karachi, Nov. 19 (ANI): Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Ijaz Butt, who once considered Haroon Lorgat as the 'enemy of Pakistan's cricket', has declared him 'the right man' to help with the organising of the Pakistan Premier League (PPL).

Karachi, Nov. 13 (ANI): Reacting to media reports stating that the 2011 World Cup semi final between India and Pakistan in Mohali could have been fixed, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Zaka Ashraf has asked as to why the then PCB chief Ijaz Butt did not launch investigation into the matter during his tenure.

Karachi, Nov. 11 (ANI): Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Ijaz Butt has called for an investigation into Pakistan's 2011 World Cup semi-final against India after a new book raised the possibility that the game was fixed.

Karachi, Nov. 6 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is all set to re-launch its biomechanics laboratory at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Lahore, after neglecting the costly equipment for years.

Karachi, Nov. 5 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) committee will shortlist candidates for the batting coach position this week, according to an official.

Lahore, Oct. 23 (ANI): A Pakistan court has charged former Test batsman Ijaz Ahmad in a forgery case, which has its origins in 2009.

New Delhi, Aug 31 (ANI): Reacting to the arrest of Aijaz Ahmed Mirza, a DRDO employee-as claimed by the Bengaluru Police on Thursday-for his alleged links with terror organisations, the premier Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Friday said that Mirza was not in possession of any classified information.

Karachi, Aug 1 (ANI): Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Ijaz Butt has said indiscipline and dressing-room disunity that was curbed during his tenure, is likely to make a comeback in the Pakistan team.

Lahore, July 26 (ANI): Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Ijaz Butt has insisted that Pakistan must ask the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to financially compensate it for the cancelled series of 2009.

Karachi, July 25 (ANI): Former Pakistan cricket captain Wasim Bari has handed over his charge of Director of Education and Anti-Corruption at the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) after an unfruitful wait of three weeks for his contract to be extended.

Islamabad, July 10 (ANI): Former Pakistani Ambassador to the U.S. Husain Haqqani in his reply regarding the memo scandal case in the Supreme Court, has rejected his role in authoring and authorising the disputed memo sent by Mansoor Ijaz through General James Jones to Admiral Michael Mullen.

Sydney, July 8 (ANI): A retired Pakistani military officer, Brigadier Ijaz Shah is alleged to have harboured Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan for years, former head of Pakistan's spy agency, the directorate of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), General Ziauddin Butt, has claimed.

Islamabad, June 17 (ANI): The Memogate Commission in its findings has exonerated Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari from any direct involvement in the memo scandal.

Karachi, June 9 (ANI): Former chief of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Ijaz Butt has backed Waqar Younis for the post of Australia's bowling coach, terming him the best candidate for the job.

Islamadbad, May 13 (ANI): Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) former Chairman Ijaz Butt has criticised the decision of appointing cricketer Mohammad Hafeez as the captain of the T20 squad in place of Misbah-ul-Haq.

Islamabad, May 6 (ANI): The judicial commission probing the Memogate scandal will be sending its secretary to London to conduct forensic tests on Mansoor Ijaz's Blackberry phone and computer, prompting Husain Haqqani's counsel to boycott the commission proceedings.

Islamabad, Apr 18 (ANI): BlackBerry service provider Research in Motion (RIM) has said that it has no record of messages exchanged between former Pakistan envoy to US Husain Haqqani and American businessman Mansoor Ijaz.

Karachi, Apr 15(ANI): It will take many more years to completely forget the 2008 terror attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team bus in Lahore that had raised questions on the future of international cricket in Pakistan, an article in a Pakistan daily has said.