An employee of the Ministry of Commerce in Rawalpindi has been arrested for allegedly selling honorary tickets for the Pakistan-New Zealand T20I match illegally.
The accused, identified as Zulfaqar Ahmed, was reportedly selling tickets for the cricket match near the Kidney Center in the garrison city, where the third T20I of the five-match series was held.
Detective Foot Constable (DFC) Atif Qayyum filed a complaint, leading to the registration of a case against the Commerce Ministry employee.
Reports suggest that the accused was selling the honorary tickets for Rs1,000 each and admitted to obtaining them from the Commerce Ministry's office.
The FIR states that the government employee engaged in dishonesty by selling the honorary tickets for the match.
In the match itself, Mark Chapman's unbeaten half-century guided New Zealand to a comfortable seven-wicket victory over Pakistan at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. This win levels the five T20Is at 1-1, with the remaining two matches scheduled to take place in Lahore on April 25th and 27th, respectively.
The first T20I of the series, held on Thursday, was abandoned due to rain, while Pakistan claimed victory in the second T20I at the same venue last night by seven wickets.
