Pakistan, Oct. 3 -- The Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) on Monday announced bans on multiple athletes and officials linked to the Pakistan Weightlifting Federation (PWF) following conclusive anti-doping violations confirmed by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the International Testing Agency (ITA) under 'Operation JASMINE'.

Those banned include athletes Sharjeel Butt, Abdul Rehman, Ghulam Mustafa, Farhan Majeed, and officials Hafiz Imran Butt (former PWF president), Irfan Butt (coach), and Waqas Akbar (coach). The PSB stated that athletes and coaches will remain barred for the full duration of their international bans, while officials are prohibited from all sports-related activities for four years, effective immediately.

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