PCB slaps hefty fine on Naseem Shah for social media post on Maryam Nawaz

PCB slaps hefty fine on Naseem Shah for social media post on Maryam NawazShah fined $71,000 for tweet questioning Punjab chief minister’s presence at PSL’s opening match during economic crisis.The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has fined Naseem Shah 20 million Pakistani rupees ($71,488) for breaching multiple clauses of his central ⁠contract and social media guidelines after he wrote a social media post critical of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz.The pace bowler was punished on Monday for a now-deleted post on X in which he questioned Nawaz’s presence at the opening match of the Pakistan Super League, which is being played behind closed doors as the country grapples with a fuel crisis.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4World Cup risks being ‘stage for repression’ for millions of fans: Amnestylist 2 of 4Israeli footballer’s role in assault on southern Lebanon sparks outragelist 3 of 4Pakistan’s Naseem Shah under fire after criticism of politician’s PSL visitlist 4 of 4‘Stay in Europe’: Salah warned against US move as MLS clubs eye Egypt iconend of listShah was issued a show-cause notice by the PCB, which is headed by Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, before it imposed what has been reported by local media as the largest financial ⁠penalty in Pakistan cricket ⁠history and roughly equivalent to eight months of Shah’s central contract salary.Nawaz was invited to Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium on Thursday along with other dignitaries and was introduced to officials of the eight franchises and players before the opening game.Shah wrote on X: “Why is she treated like the queen at Lord’s?” in an apparent reference to Nawaz’s presence at the stadium. He deleted the post soon afterwards and later said his account was hacked.The 23-year-old apologised, appeared before a three-member disciplinary committee in Lahore on Monday and was found guilty. The PCB said Shah ⁠offered an “unconditional apology” during the proceedings.“It was ⁠noted that Naseem Shah’s ⁠social media adviser has already been terminated by Naseem and shall be blacklisted by the ‌PCB from associating with any player falling under the PCB’s jurisdiction,” the ‌PCB said in a statement.