{"id":332404,"date":"2023-05-20T17:08:39","date_gmt":"2023-05-20T12:08:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=332404"},"modified":"2023-05-20T17:08:39","modified_gmt":"2023-05-20T12:08:39","slug":"babar-azam-has-a-brush-with-excise-department","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/babar-azam-has-a-brush-with-excise-department\/","title":{"rendered":"Babar Azam has a brush with Excise department"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD, May 20th (Online): Pakistan cricket teams captain Babar Azam reportedly had a brush with members of Punjab\u2019s Excise and Taxation Department that ended without any unsavoury incident.<br \/>\nBabar was allegedly stopped at Liberty Chowk Lahore in his Audi A5 for a routine check of the car\u2019s licensing and taxation proof which the 28-year-old swiftly produced.<br \/>\nSocial media was flooded with news that Babar was warned to change his car\u2019s number plate but those rumours were quickly refuted by credible sources.<br \/>\nBabar Azam even took time out to take pictures with the members of the Excise department after the check was complete.<br \/>\n2023 is shaping up to be a crucial year for Babar and the Pakistan cricket team and any untoward interactions between law enforcement agencies and the national team players will be detrimental to their cause.<br \/>\nPCB and BCCI are locked in a tug-of-war for the 2023 Asia Cup and the Green Shirts\u2019 participation in the ODI World Cup is also in limbo. These delicate matters need to be solved amicably and any \u201cextra headlines\u201d in newspapers and media websites will not help.<br \/>\nBabar and the rest of his team are currently enjoying a well-earned break from cricket having been one of the busiest sides on the international and domestic circuit in the past few years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD, May 20th (Online): Pakistan cricket teams captain Babar Azam reportedly had a brush with members of Punjab\u2019s Excise and Taxation Department that ended without any unsavoury incident. 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