Pakistan, June 26 -- The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday terminated services of its general manager domestic cricket operations Shafiq Ahmed. Former cricketer Shafiq, 70, played six Tests and three ODIs from 1974 to 1980 before joining the PCB in April 2007. PCB managing director Wasim Khan, in a usual diplomatic statement, thanked Shafiq for his services. "Shafiq has been one of the most loyal and committed servants of the game, previously as a cricketer and more recently as an administrator. He has made valuable contributions to the PCB for which we all are grateful to him. We thank him for his hard work and efforts, and wish him well in his future endeavours."

In a statement Shafiq said: "This is an end to what has been an exc...