Crap if its true then ban his ass forever thats wat happens when u have retards like akhtar influencing ppl

lolz...always blame akhtar....who has been in team for so long..why is asif always the good guy? huh? lol man....asif gone re...getting ban forever....ahahahahha....worold cricket gonna lose a good fast bowler...but its his own fault..if its true

this is a disgrace.
i always liked asif, not anymore dudes.

is v true and there is no one balame except ASIF himself . shud be banned for gd now for the sack of new youngester .plz

Jang reporting asif aquitted, if its true to then all of u who jumped the gun shame on u all next time add the magic words "if its true" then rant lol

thnkz 4 sharing..............

Asif hearing deferred to Sunday
Cricinfo staff
June 5, 2008

	No charges have yet been laid against Mohammad Asif © AFP

Mohammad Asif's ordeal in Dubai will continue for at least a few more days, after his hearing today was deferred to Sunday.
Asif has been in detention at Dubai International Airport since Sunday after authorities allegedly found a banned substance in his wallet. He made a statement today in front of the chief prosecutor though still no charges have been laid against him.
"The hearing has been deferred till Sunday," Shafqat Naghmi, PCB's chief operating officer, told Cricinfo. "Friday and Saturday are weekends there, but Asif recorded his statement today. No charges have yet been laid against him."
Sources close to the case confirmed to Cricinfo that the substance found in his wallet was a banned, recreational drug, though the urine tests conducted on Asif have come back negative.
The PCB, it is learnt, is still working through diplomatic channels to have the case resolved as soon as possible, though no Pakistani government official has yet become involved in the matter.
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Asif controversy worries Lawson
Cricinfo staff
June 5, 2008

	Lawson: 'It is very unfortunate, we have been thinking about him, he has been missing quite often but was making a successful comeback from injury' © AFP

Geoff Lawson, the Pakistan coach, has said the latest controversy involving Mohammad Asif will further disrupt his comeback after a series of injuries. Asif, who is currently detained in Dubai for allegedly possessing a banned substance, will remain there at least until Sunday, when a hearing is scheduled.
Asif was returning home (via Dubai) after his stint in the Indian Premier League (IPL) when he was held. No charges, though, have been laid against him. He was subsequently replaced in Pakistan's squad for the tri-series in Bangladesh by the fast bowler Sohail Khan.
"It's unfortunate and would be disruptive for Asif," Lawson told reporters in Karachi. "Personally I don't know the facts, we feel for him. We hope it turns out well for him. It is very unfortunate, we have been thinking about him, he has been missing quite often but was making a successful comeback from injury. It would have been one more step on his way back to full form so from that point of view it's disruptive.
"Sohail has come in Asif's place and has shown promise, so one person's misfortune is another's good fortune."
Shoaib Malik, the Pakistan captain, though wasn't perturbed by Asif's absence and was confident of his team's chances. "There is no doubt that Asif is a good bowler but we have other good bowlers who can step up and take their chances," Malik said. "We have Umar Gul, Sohail Tanvir, Rao Iftikhar and Sohail so the attack is in good hands."
Lawson said the tri-series was ideal for some of his players to adjust to the one-day format after a lengthy stint of Twenty20 cricket during the IPL. He said his players should use this opportunity to fine-tune themselves before the Asia Cup which starts on June 24 in Pakistan.
"The guys have been playing 20-over cricket for five weeks so they will be in that frame of mind so they need to come back in the 50-overs frame and Bangladesh will be the first step," Lawson said. "It's just a nice little tournament to have in between major events.
Lawson also denied that he had criticised senior players for not performing to standards in a radio interview he gave in Sydney just before arriving here. The interview had caused considerable consternation in Pakistan, leading to speculation that Lawson might be on his way out.
"I never said anything about senior players," he said. "They have all to go to higher levels, so we are working better than before."
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Asif likely to remain in detention
Cricinfo staff
June 4, 2008

	Board officials are concerned that the test results on the substance Asif was detained for have still not arrived © Getty Images

Mohammad Asif is likely to remain in detention in Dubai for another three to four days, a Pakistan board official has said, quashing widespread speculation that he had been released or had charges against him dropped.
Asif has been detained at Dubai International Airport since Sunday after an allegedly contraband substance was found in his wallet. Since then, the PCB has appointed legal counsel for him and sent a senior board official to Dubai to handle the case.
Discussions took place between Asif's lawyer and prosecutors yesterday, though with no immediate resolution. A PCB official told Cricinfo that results from a urine test authorities carried out on Asif are still awaited, as are the results of a test on the substance itself. The fact that it has taken them so long to get results is in itself a concern, the official said.
Further complicating the matter is the fact that there has been a death in the UAE's royal family, which generally means that the various states will observe a period of mourning now over the next few days and that public offices may remain closed.
Several TV channels and newspapers reported today that charges against Asif had been dropped. Dawn newspaper reported the Pakistani ambassador to the UAE as saying that and that Asif was due to head back to Pakistan on the first available flight.
"These are incorrect as far as we know," a PCB official told Cricinfo. "The charges haven't even been laid against him so far. As far as we know of the process, the airport prosecutor lays the charges down and passes on to the public prosecutor who will then decide whether or not this should go to trial. That process, we have been told, can take three to four days. But we are concerned that they have not come back still with results of the urine test, which they carried out on Sunday and the tests on the substance."
Nadeem Akram, the PCB official handling the case in Dubai, told Cricinfo that a meeting is due to take place between Asif's lawyer and the chief prosecutor at 12pm local time in Dubai tomorrow. He also confirmed that they had not yet received any test results.
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