KARACHI, (Reuters) – Pakistan’s Supreme Court reinstated Najam Sethi as chairman of the country’s cricket board yesterday, a day after he was removed from the post.
The decision comes just 24 hours after the government axed Sethi as Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman, appointed an interim head and called a new election in 30 days.
At Friday’s hearing, however, the Supreme Court declared the process to hold elections as invalid and restored Sethi.
“I was appointed by the prime minister to complete some specific tasks and reorganise board affairs,” Sethi told reporters. “I told the court today I would like to complete the tasks handed over to me.