Wed, Sep 01 10 08:23 PM
Karachi, Sep 1 (PTI) A two-member team of the International Cricket Council anti-corruption and security unit today questioned Mohammad Asif''s girl friend Veena Malik regarding her statement that the tainted Pakistan bowler had done spot-fixing in recent times. The senior officials reached Pakistan today in connection with the ongoing investigations into allegations of ''spot-fixing'' against three members of Pakistan team in England. Besides Asif, the other two Pakistani players under investigation are captain Salman Butt and young pacer Muhammad Aamir. The team, sources said, had met with actress and model, Veena Malik in Lahore to question her about her statement on a television channel that her former boyfriend, Muhammad Asif had done spot-fixing in recent times. "The ACSU includes Hasan Reza, a Pakistani police official who has recently been appointed as the ACSU officer in Pakistan. He is a serving DSP in Punjab police and is working with the ACSU on deputation," one source told PTI. He said Reza had also recently been to Sri Lanka for the series there as the ACSU monitoring officer of the ICC. He has replaced the late Colonel (retd) Nur Muhammad as the ICC security officer in Pakistan. "The two officials had a meeting with Veena today but everything is being kept secret including the identity of the other ACSU man," the source said. Veena Malik on a recent television interview claimed she had proof that Asif had been in touch with an Indian, Dikshit who set up the spot-fixing episodes in recent series. "Veena also told the ACSU officers that Dikshit had called up Asif around 17 times on telephone in recent times," the source added. Dikshit has in the media denied Veena''s allegations claiming he had nothing to do with fixing or betting and that he was surprised at her claims. Dikshit told Geo News that he only knew Veena sparingly and had no close friendship with Asif. But Veena claimed that Dikshit used to regularly set up deals with Asif. "We are not aware of Veena gave any concrete evidence to the ACSU officers," the source said. Veena had a highly publicised break up with Asif earlier this year when he decided to get married to a girl chosen by his parents. Veena then claimed Asif owed her around 13 million rupees which he had taken as loan from her when he was suspended from international cricket in 2009. The two traded allegations against each other on the media but reached a settlement on the intervention of a common friend.
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