come on man..

he is the only good bowler in pak line up now

take RAO IFtikhar and forgive ASIF.

lol

HANG RAO..WHO CARES

just leave the poor kid asif and let him play..lol

lol..because he is a good bowler...it doesnt mean he shouldnt get a ban..NO ONE's BIGGER THEN THE GAME....asif gone...it wouldnt have taken so long..i guess PCB trying to save his ass once more..but Dubai was just not the right place....they wont leave him

ok..
hol up.. "My two cents as usual, if found guilty he should be punished under the Dubai law and if that means jail fine let it be a lesson, furthermore if convicted he can never play again for Pak team i.e he can play domestic if he want to earn a living but not in pak team."

wat??? u make it sound like he commited a murder or somethin..

i think if found guilty..they should apprehend him under the dubai laws..
but not play cricket again..?? for dope? lol....

by the way wat was the substance he got caught with?

my point of not playing cricket was if found guilty he shouldnt be allowed to play for Pak as a cricketer we the pakistani ppl pay his salary to not only be a player but also ambassador and this give pak cricket black eye

yup..of course.....it should either be life ban..or nothing at all (if he didnt carry the drugs)..and there is nothing else really...

Dubai drops case against Asif - report
Cricinfo staff
June 19, 2008

The case against Mohammad Asif, who was detained in Dubai on June 1 for suspected possession of an illegal substance, has been dropped by the Dubai Public Prosecution and the fast bowler will be deported soon, according to a report in the Gulf News.

The report quoted the public prosecutor as saying the case was being dropped due to "insignificance".

The Pakistan cricket board was yet to confirm or deny the development. "We are waiting for Asif's lawyer to give us exact details of what has transpired," Shafqat Naghmi, the PCB's chief operating officer, told Cricinfo. However, Aamir Bilal, media advisor to the PCB, told Cricinfo that Asif would be in Pakistan by midnight on June 20.

"He [Asif] will be deported as soon as the police finalise the procedures," Mohammad Al Nuaimi, the public prosecutor who handled Asif's case, told Gulf News. "It is definite that he committed the crime as he was caught red-handed ... however in certain cases and for a faster litigation process the Public Prosecution drops a case due to insignificance and deports the suspect."

It is likely that the PCB will take action against Asif should he return, but even if they don't, the ICC might. They have been monitoring the situation and it is possible that Asif will face penalties under the World Anti Doping Agency (WADA), of which the ICC is a signatory, once he is released.

Dave Richardson, ICC's acting chief executive, had said that they had asked the PCB to keep them updated on the Asif issue. "As far as we know he has not been charged as yet," Richardson said. "But since the ICC is a signatory of WADA regulations if he is charged then he is liable to penalties under WADA code of conduct."

Asif has reached Pakistan - Jang News paper and Geo News.

wth was all this about? ..i mean seriously..it took so long for them to drop a case..BS

Asif returns to Pakistan
Cricinfo staff
June 20, 2008

Mohammad Asif has returned to Pakistan after being deported from the UAE, where he was in detention since June 1 for suspected possession of an illegal substance. The case against him was dropped by the Dubai public prosecutor on the grounds of "insignificance."

"First of all, I am thankful to God and I am happy to be back in my country. Now I am not going anywhere," Asif said at Lahore airport, where he arrived after taking a connecting flight from Karachi.


Asif maintained that he was innocent. "I did not use any banned substance. During the Indian Premier League, I underwent two doping tests, and cleared both of them," he said. "If I had been tested positive, the ICC would not have cleared me."
He also credited those who had cleared the way for his release. "I am thankful to our ambassador in Dubai, Ahsanullah Khan, who put in a lot of effort, and when Nadeem Akram [an official from the PCB] arrived, it gave me lots of encouragement."

Meanwhile, Asif is set to face an internal enquiry from the PCB, which earlier in the day issued a press release to confirm the case against him had been dropped. "The drug tests conducted on Asif during the investigations in Dubai were clear and negative for any contraband substance."

The Asif affair

PCB forms three-man committee for Asif inquiry
Cricinfo staff
June 21, 2008

	Mohammad Asif is all set to face an internal inquiry from the PCB © AFP

The PCB has constituted a three-man committee to investigate Mohammad Asif's 19-day detention in Dubai on allegations of possessing an illegal substance. Asif returned to Pakistan on Friday after Dubai authorities dropped the case on grounds of it being "insignificant." There remains confusion over whether he was deported, as media reports in Dubai claim, or 'repatriated', as the PCB claimed in a statement.


"They [the committee] have been asked to acquire all the documents related to the case, establish facts, and after a complete investigation, submit a report to me," Nasim Ashraf, the PCB chairman, said in Lahore. "The same report will be sent to the ICC."

Of particular importance will be whether or not formal charges were actually laid down against Asif and whether he was subsequently pardoned. If no formal charges were placed, it could be that Asif escapes punishment altogether. But if charges have been placed and then withdrawn, it is likely Asif will face some sort of action, particularly as this is his second related offence.

The committee comprises of PCB officials Shaqfat Naghmi [chief operating officer], Zakir Khan [director - cricket operations], and Nadeem Akram [director - human resources], and they will begin their inquiry once they receive official records pertaining to the case from Dubai. Akram spent some time in Dubai handling Asif's case, though he came back before Asif was released.

"Based on the judgment's copy, we will consider whether Asif can be pardoned or not. A crime is a crime and any player who has committed it will be punished," Ashraf said. "It is a relief that he has been released, but it is a fact that this incident caused a lot of embarrassment and gave sleepless nights to the board."

Ashraf also said the hakeem [physician] who, according to Asif had given him the substance, could be questioned. "I have heard his [Asif's] point of view, and he told me that he was in possession of a pain killer given to him by an expert on natural herbs," he said. "If needed, we will also summon the hakeem to record his statement to know what exactly was in possession with Asif."

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lmao maax, is that your sigi? ( the indian wallpaper?) lol