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Former Pakistan batsman Ijaz Ahmed was remanded in custody for 14 days Friday after a magistrate rejected his plea for bail in a forgery case.
Magistrate Mohammad Younis Awan conducted a hearing for the case in which Ijaz was alleged to have given false cheques worth 10.05 million rupees (1.30 million dollars) to a client.
"The magistrate has put off Ijaz's bail plea, remanded him for 14 days and directed police to provide him with medical facilities as he was unwell," a court statement said.
Ijaz was arrested last week but taken to hospital after suffering from a bout of asthma and breathing problems.
Ijaz played 60 Tests and 250 one day internationals for Pakistan between 1987 and 2001 and was a member of the Pakistan's World Cup winning team in 1992.
He is currently employed by Pakistan Cricket Board as fielding coach at the national cricket academy in Lahore.
The former batsman last week said he was innocent, saying he would take his accusers to court.
Ijaz's lawyer Kashif Javed said his client would return to hospital later Friday.
"We will continue to seek bail when the case resumes and hopefully police will send him to hospital later Friday as he was still unwell," Javed told AFP. |
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