We have known that Imran Khan had admitted in his book of betting to pay off his loans on the party and towards his brother-in-law in his book and in his interview on the programme “Mahaz” on Dunya News with Wajahat Khan. And we are all aware of Wasim Akram who is a mentor to Karachi Kings of Salman Iqbal (a crony of Imran Khan).
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It is speculated that ARY are gold smugglers and they introduce this betting under the regime of Ramiz Raja. It is contested that inspite of PTV getting rights of World Cup 2019 India in the U.A.E. that happened in 2021, at times, with ARY Zap changing rules of procedure to facilitate Salman Iqbal. Much like Kerry Packer who was an Australian media magnate who created World Series Cricket (WSC) in the late 1970s. There were also allegations of corruption during this time, with reports of players being paid extra money to underperform on the field.