Controversial senior political analyst and blue-eyed journalist of the incumbent ruling party, PML-N, Najam Sethi, has returned to the helm of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
Najam Sethi replaced former opener, Ramiz Raja, as the Chairman of PCB a day after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met with the latter at his residence in Lahore.
Ramiz Raja was tasked with leading PCB in September 2021. After assuming office, unlike Najam Sethi, Ramiz announced that he won’t draw any salary from the job.
According to Chairman Expenses and Benefits document available on PCB’s official website, from September 2021 to June 2022, Ramiz Raja utilized Rs. 5,640,137 from PCB funds in 10 months.
On the other hand, from July 2017 to August 2018, Najam Sethi exhausted Rs. 40,539,201 from PCB’s treasure in 14 months.
| Total Expenditure | Najam Sethi’s Expenses (Rs) | Ramiz Raja’s Expenses (Rs) |
| 40,539,201 | 5,640,137 |
Although the breakdown of Ramiz’s expenses from July 2022 to December 2022 is not available yet, it is certain that his expenses during the unaccounted six months would be much lower than Najam Sethi’s expenses.
Here is a comparison of the expenses of Ramiz Raja and Najam Sethi.
| Expenditure | Najam Sethi’s Expenses (Rs) | Ramiz Raja’s Expenses (Rs) |
| Accommodation | 2,762,808 | – |
| Vehicle, fuel | 6,558,817 | 960,915 |
| Mobile phone | 980,541 | 294,049 |
| Security, staff | 1,680,867 | 382,000 |
| Foreign tours | 10,229,483 | 642,520 |
| Domestic tours | 1,972,012 | 2,979,830 |
| BoGs meeting allowance | 100,000 | – |
| Entertainment | 468,836 | 7,491 |
| PSL allowance | 14,181,570 | – |
| Other expenses | 1,604,267 | 373,332 |
It is worth mentioning here that Ramiz Raja didn’t avail of Rs. 510,000 on account of allowances, accommodation, and entertainment.
Besides this, PCB disputed an amount of Rs. 7,274,429 claimed by Najam Sethi on account of PSL allowance and other benefits after his tenure ended. Najam Sethi moved to court for the payment of Rs. 7,274,429 while PCB filed a recovery claim against Najam Sethi for repayment of Rs. 7,274,429.
Ramiz spent so much in a very short span of time.
Although the breakdown of Ramiz’s expenses from July 2022 to December 2022 is not available yet, it is certain that his expenses during the unaccounted six months would be much lower than Najam Sethi’s expenses.
Most biased article.
Biased propti of aamir bhia
If anyone is familiar with government organizations, the more money you spend is considered as doing more work. “Look busy do nothing”.
No wonder Pakistan in is such a terrible state as it is in these times.
you should have comparison regarding the outcome, result and success of cricket regarding both, Sethti Vs Ramiz. Looks biased article
Everybody knows that this portal this portal is biased towards one political party but misleading and manipulation of facts is the new low.
Comparison against what, nothing is clear. You can’t compare away and home series either.