Butt gets rap for million-dollar spree

The details submitted to the committee show that Butt,who works in a honorary capacity in the board,has made 30 foreign visits. The documents show that Butt,in his two-year tenure in the board,has spent some 233 days abroad. The documents show that he claims a daily allowance of 300 pounds while in England and USD 300 while travelling to other countries.

The longest stay abroad for Butt came in the West Indies where he remained for 23 days and drew daily allowances worth Rs 7.9 million from the PCB coffers. The documents show that he has mostly travelled abroad in first class and the board has spent nearly Rs 4.7 million on his travel. While in other countries his hotel bills have been around Rs 2.1 million rupees.

This year when Butt went to England for the Australia series his travelling expenses came to 10,150 pounds Rs 1.3 million.

Butt was appointed as Chairman of the board by President Asif Zardari in October,2008 in his capacity as chief patron of the board and despite mounting criticism the Presidency has given no indication of deciding to remove Butt.