Pakistan Cricket Board Suspends National-level Coach Following Assault Allegations
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has suspended Nadeem Iqbal, a national-level coach after sexual allegations were made against him.
The PCB has started an inquiry into the matter. Nadeem, who is from the Multan region, was a fast bowler during his playing days and made his first-class debut alongside former Pakistan pacer, Waqar Younis.
“Obviously we can’t carry out any criminal investigation that is for the police to do but our inquiry will find out if he was in breach of his terms of the contract with us,” an unnamed PCB official was quoted as saying by the PTI.
The victim’s statement reveals that she went to the PCB women’s trials in Multan a few years ago back when Nadeem was still a coach there. This isn’t the first case coming from the same club, as five women had alleged sexual harassment back in 2014 against officials of Multan Cricket Club.
“He got close to me with promises of selecting me for the women’s team and also getting me employment on the board. But over time he kept on sexually molesting me and also involved his friends. He also had me video taped and later kept on blackmailing me,” she alleged in a video message.
It is also coming on the back of accusations against leg-spinner, Yasir Shah, against whom a case was filed. The charges were later dropped but a case is still ongoing in the court with regard to his friend.
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