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PCB gets Pakistan PM Imran Khan's backing to criminalise match-fixing

Under the new code, the board intends to criminalise match-fixing and spot-fixing and also specify punishments for offenders, including jail time

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2 min read Last Updated : Jun 17 2020 | 6:37 PM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, who is also the patron-in-chief of the country's cricket board, has approved the PCB's plan to revise its anti-corruption code and make match-fixing a criminal offence.

According to a Pakistan Cricket Board source, the green signal came when PCB Chairman Ehsan Mani met with Imran earlier this week where the premier also gave the clearance for the national team to tour England despite the Covid-19 pandemic.

"Imran supported the draft copy of the new laws and advised Mani to get it cleared by the Law and other relevant ministries so that it can be tabled

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