Pakistan, Oct. 22 -- The Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) has imposed a ban on Syed Fakhar Ali Shah, Secretary General of the Pakistan Federation Baseball and Vice President of the Baseball Federation of Asia, for violating the No Objection Certificate (NOC) rule. The ban restricts him from participating in, representing, or associating with any sports-related activity or organization recognized by the PSB until further notice. The board has also referred the matter to the Federal Investigation (FIA) for a detailed probe.

The PSB stated that Shah repeatedly violated the rule that requires sports federations to obtain an NOC before sending teams abroad. The regulation is meant to safeguard athletes from human trafficking and other illegal acti...