Former chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board Dr Zafar Altaf passed away

Lahore: Former chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board Dr Zafar Altaf passed away at the age of 74 years. He born in 1 August 1941 and took his last breath on 5 December 2015.

Zafar Altaf served as Secretary of the Pakistan Cricket Board from 1972 to 1975. He later served on the national selection committee from the mid-1980s, and as chairman of the committee from 1994 to 1996. He managed the Pakistan team that finished second in the World Cup in 1999.

Altaf received a MA in Psychology at the University of the Punjab in 1963, and a PhD in Economics at the University of Birmingham in 1981. He taught economics at three universities in Pakistan.

Dr Altaf worked as an economist in the Pakistan civil service, rising to the position of Federal Secretary for Agriculture, which he occupied for ten years from the early 1990s. He chaired the Pakistan Agriculture Research Council in the 1990s, and again in 2009.

Director General Sports Punjab Usman Anwar has expressed his grief and sorrow over the sad demise of Dr Zafar Altaf, former chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).

DG SBP Usman Anwar lauded the great services rendered by Dr Zafar Altaf for the cause of game during his tenure as PCB Chairman and other positions.

In his condolence message, DG SBP Usman Anwar expressed his heartfelt sympathies with the members of the bereaved family and prayed to Allah Almighty to grant courage to them to bear this irreparable loss with fortitude. He also prayed that the departed soul may rest in eternal peace.