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I've not misled anyone by accusing Wasim of match-fixing:
Ata
KARACHI: Discarded Test pacer Ata-ur-Rehman on Tuesday reacted to Pakistan's
recent winning streak by declaring that truth and justice will eventually
prevail and those who had allegedly sold the honour of the country for
a few bucks, would be exposed before the masses. Ata told 'The News' that
he was not worried with the current state of affairs where players accused
of fixing matches and betting were riding high on the wave of success,
while those who had dared to bring the issue to the fore were out in the
cold. "I'm neither depressed nor concerned that Pakistan under Wasim Akram
are back on the winning track, because Allah has His own system of justice
and I'm sure truth will prevail." "I've not lied or misled anyone when
I said that the Pakistan skipper was involved in fixing matches. I stand
by my statement. Nothing has changed. No matter how
much Khalid Mahmood (Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board) tries
to protect them or delays the outcome of the Judicial Commission inquiry,
the truth will come out," he added.
Ata stated that his life had become a hell after he testified before
the Commission and he and his mother were receiving threats on telephone
that he would be 'fixed' if he persisted with his claims. "The last time
I went to attend the Commission hearing I had to take seven, eight boys
with me for safety, because the night before I got several threatening
calls." Ata stated that he had full confidence in Mr Justice Malik Muhammad
Qayyum and was sure he would do what was right. "Even the judge has assured
us that no injustice would be done and he would bring to book all those
involved in selling the honour of their country. It's only a matter of
time." The pacer said all those saying or propagating that he was lying,
knew the truth. "When Mahmood was a member of the Executive Council he
was on record saying
that he had got proof of match-fixing. Today he says we should first
provide proof of this dirty practice. Can one believe what he says?" Ata
challenged that if he was lying all those whom he had accused of fixing
matches and who were calling him a liar, must go with him to Khana-e-Kaa'ba
and he would swear there what he had said was true. "In God's court, there
is no reprieve for a guilty person, sooner or later he has to face punishment
in one form or the other."
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