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It is being reports on various news outlets that Mohammed Asif, Pakistan’s fast bowler has been held up in Dubai on suspicion of being in possession of drugs [opium or hashish].
Cricinfo: A Senior PCB official, confirming the news of Asif’s detention to Cricinfo earlier, had said that the substance was suspected to be either hashish or opium, Nadeem Akram, a senior board official who is in Dubai handling the case, said officials had not yet identified what the substance is. “It has been sent to a lab for testing but we do not know yet what it is,” Akram, in Dubai since Sunday, told Cricinfo. Akram also stressed that Asif hadn’t yet been arrested and that he had been detained. “No charges have been brought yet.
We wont need to jog our memory too far behind to October 2006 when our fast pacer duo Shoaib Akhtar and Mohd Asif were both involved in a Nandrolone drug scandal lucky for them then that they were able to sneak out of India before all hell broke loose, in Pakistan they were reprimanded with light sentences. Mohd Asif has already disgraced Pakistan once before and if that were not a lesson, they might be messing up with their lives but when it comes to tarnishing the National image then I believe we should have zero tolerance for such repeat offenders.
Taking hope of stricter UAE laws and if he is found guilty of being in possession of drugs then I ask the UAE authorities to do us a favor lock him away long enough so he never represents Pakistan and alos throw away the key. He is a Disgrace to Pakistan
Pakistani blogs on this issue: Deadpan Thoughts, WeCite Blog, Well Pitched & PakSpeaks
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12 responses to “What a Disgrace !!! Mohd Asif ‘held’ in Dubai for possession of Drugs”
I must say when I saw him in the semifinal of the IPL tournament, my first reaction to his unshaven and haggard appearance was that he looked like a drug addict. Little did I know I might have been right! However, one shouldn’t pass judgement till all the facts are known
I couldn’t agree more. It saddens me to see such amazing talent go to waste. Instead of considering it an honour to represent their country at the highest level of international cricket (like the Australians do), our players seem to keep finding ways to squander the oppertunities given to them. As a Pakistani and a Cricket fan, reading about incidents like these fill me with regret while infuriating me at the same time.
Asif is a heavy drinker and abuser of drugs, all he cares about is few $$$.
What a shame..had he only killed thousands of people or stolen millions of dollors we would have let him rule the country..give me a break people!
so Pakistani nation got another “topic” for discussion in hand. Now they will forget all issues and would focus on M.Asif.
Asif and Shoaib are born to do such dirty jobs they should be ashamed of their activites. They do not want to live a disciplined sportsman’s life. Pakistanis are ashamed of their acts and our country has already sufferd a lot of humilations. Disipline should be stictly followed so that no body should dare doing such acts in future.
Well to be honest i dont think he’s a drug addict, he was carrying a very small amount of what is suspected to be opium in his wallet, having said that, Asif says that it was a medicine subscribed to him by a local HAKEEM. It may well turn out to be something suspicious but i dont think he had intentions of using it as a drug. Moreover, i dont think we should start speculting unless the test results are available.
The board needs to educate our players. In both cases, i.e. the dope test case and this one, the problem seems to be the lack of knowledge amongst the players.
Can someone answer me? I have gone into deep thoughts (from where it has always been very hard to recover myself) many times on this issue that ‘Why this all bad things keep on happening to Pakistani Cricket Team, especially with our fast bowlers’, since 2003 (Records are there)? Previously it was with a ‘Bowling action’ tool (I don’t know what type of tool is this) in which bowlers like Shabbir were targeted. Now in recent years along with the progress of our world, ‘Drug Addiction’ is a modern tool to target our bowlers again. I can’t write stories on this issue until I get an answer to my question.
And one thing people please keep in mind that don’t try to be judges. In other words, don’t pass judgments on something until it is supported by some good looking evidence. If some want people still want to make final judgments without listening to both sides of a particular issue then I suggest start pursuing degrees of LLB and LLM and after 7 years of practice as lawyers, such people can become judges. (Nothing personal. Just a suggestion: Try to both sides of the picture)
I cried to people why are you letting the Akhtar and Asif back. how come we spare some one who used the drugs. We had a chance to show the world what social values mean to us. Then i know what it mean to us. a pre plan 3 man comittee 2 eager to wipe off charges against akhtar and asif and one left cring democracy wins
Law is just a joke for us.
if they got a 2 years ban by then. we could have lived with pride. but we choose otherwise to make fun of the Law and to make fun of ourselves.
That ban by then might have helped our young nation and Asif himself relize that anything related to drugs is really really wrong. but you peoples make him relize “oh its not big deal just a drugs” message went wrong and it shows.
Yes! We can forgive and let Muhammad Asif go for such a deed. When we can have the heart of letting Bush to kill hundreds of our Muslim brothers in different countries; when we can allow killers like Musharraf to rule us for 8 years, when we can allow India remain occupied over Kashmir for more than sixty years and forgive for all the killings Indian Army has done in Kashmir and then have talks with them; why can’t we forgive Muhammad Asif for such a small bad deed. Yes, it is a small bad deed in comparison to all the big bad things we let them to happen around us everyday. Yes! U can be right that examples are irrelevant to this particular issue, but in a bigger picture, these are all bloody conspiracies starting from absence of basic necessities in our countries to big wars including cricket as well, ranging from Pakistan to Morocco.
We have no more social values in existence my friend, as we allow many bad things to occur everyday around us and we don’t utter a single word against them. But when some Pakistani, especially someone who is beneficial for the country, is caught in any similar situations, we start retaining our social values and start talking about Legal/ lawful and illegal/ unlawful.
In cricket, we have an example of Darrel Hair conflict. If there has been any laws followed in the cricket world, then Darrel Hair should never have been restored, as he was proved guilty, and that match would never have been forfeited.
What I know only is Muhammad Asif is a great Pakistani player, who can be very much beneficial for the country in future. (I know that ethically I’m totally wrong, but that’s how the world is rule today)
well brother now it does not matter weather you (and we) forgive or not, its upto UAE to forgive and unfortunately they got Social values. everything is not Pakistan brother. what i can see from what you write is that he should be forgiven because he is a great asset, but i want to remind you law is not made different for big or small, great or ungreat, rich or poor, whatever happen here dont generlize for the whole world.
and who has forgiven Bush? and how can we forgive the kashmir invaders. Now we cant kill Musharaf for not providing us Electricity as a matter of fact population boom cause lack of electricity. well i agree he should be k***ed for what he did in red Mosque. but we need to study first.
In Asif case we dont know weather he has done somthing unethical or not might be some indian put that substance in his purse. but if he intentially did we cant forgive except you.
anyway cheers
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Drug Addiction will not only ruin your body but it would also mess up your life.,~,