Sports Journalist Submitted an Application against the PCB in the Islamabad High Court

The Sports Journalists Association filed a petition against the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in the Islamabad High Court.

According to the private TV channel Express News, the Sports Journalists Association has filed a petition on behalf of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to prevent journalists from covering the matter, the Federation, Patron-in-Chief Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Cabinet Secretary and Chairman PC. B. Mohsin Naqvi has also been made a party. The application on behalf of the Sports Association has been filed by Abdul Wahid Qureshi Advocate.

The position has been adopted in the application that they have covered many national and international cricket competitions, also covered many World Cup, World T20 and Champions Trophies, but now the board has deprived them of the constitutional right of coverage. Journalists on behalf of the Pakistan Cricket Board. Blocking journalists from coverage is a violation of the constitution, the board has been criticized for its poor performance, while blocking journalists from coverage is a violation of the freedom of the press.