Shaharyar resigns as Pakistan board chairman

ISLAMABAD, Oct 6 (Reuters) Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Shaharyar Khan resigned today, one day after Younis Khan declined the captaincy for this month's Champions Trophy in India.

A PCB official told Reuters that Shaharyar's resignation, submitted two days ago, was accepted by the chief patron of the board, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf.

''The new chairman will be announced on Saturday but the indications are it will be Dr Naseem Ashraf, a member of the board's ad-hoc committee,'' said director of cricket operations Saleem Altaf.

Former foreign secretary Shaharyar had been chairman since December 2003.

Board sources said the Younis Khan episode had contributed to Shaharyar stepping down.

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