LAHORE The Sub committee of National Assembly Standing Committee on Sports has recommended to the PCB and the Ministry of Sports to finalise the PCBs constitution as soon as possible. The Sub Committee of National Assemblys Standing Committee on Sports held a meeting at National Cricket Academy on Wednesday. Ch Saud Majeed, Convener Subcommittee chaired the meeting. The Sub Committee recommended that PCB and the Ministry of Sports in consultation with the Subcommittee finalize their work on the PCB Constitution by January 31 2010. The Sub Committee paid rich tributes to Umpire Aleem Dar for winning the award of ICC Umpire of the year 2008 and expressed their confidence that he would continue to win laurels for the country in the future. The meeting began with an introduction given by COO PCB, Mr. Wasim Bari. Director International Cricket Operations Mr. Zakir Khan made a presentation in which the achievements of the Pakistan team in the international arena were presented. The Challenges and issues surrounding Pakistan cricket were presented in detail. The various aspects of the teams performance were presented and future plans to continue the upward climb of the team were put before the committee. The committee members appreciated the efforts made by the International Cricket Council. They hopes that the efforts of the PCB will continue to bear fruit in the future. Sultan Rana, Director of domestic cricket Operations made a comprehensive presentation on the state of the domestic game in Pakistan. The efforts of the PCB at various levels such as U-17, U-19, and senior level were presented to the committee. Changes made by the PCB in the format of various domestic competitions were discussed and future plans to improve the domestic game were also presented. The importance of the domestic game was highlighted. Director National Cricket Academy, Mr. Haroon Rasheed, made a presentation to the subcommittee highlighting the achievements of the academy thus far in preparing players for the various Pakistan Teams. Details of the future plans to improve the training of players in different aspects of the game using modern sports methodology were also outlined. The committee members acknowledged the efforts of the PCB. The finance department made a presentation to the Sub Committee covering the period up to June 2008. The Subcommittee members raised numerous queries and asked PCB to provide responses the following day. This item was therefore deferred for day 2 of the meeting The meeting will continue tomorrow to take up the remaining items on the agenda. The Following were in attendance: Members of the Sub Committee: Ch. Saud Majeed, Convener, Iqbal Muhammad Ali Khan, MNA, Syed Tayyab Hussain, MNA, Aamir yar Warn, MNA, National Assembly Secretariat: Walayat Ali Khan, Secretary Committee, Arshad Ali, Assistant, Ministry of Sports, Rukan Abdullah Gardezi, Senior Joint Secretary, M. Saeed Ahmed Chaudry, Section Officer PCB was represented by the following members: Ijaz Butt, Chairman PCB, Wasim Bari, COO, Zakir Khan, DCO (International Cricket), Sultan Rana, DCO (Domestic Cricket), Mushtaq Ahmed, CFO (Acting).