The Pakistan Cricket Board has exempted cricketers who are busy on the county or league circuit in England from taking part in the national training camp, which is to be held from August 1st at the Gaddafi Stadium.

Saqlain Mushtaq is playing for Surrey, while Shahid Afridi and Azhar Mahmood are employed by Leicestershire and Kent respectively for the remainder of the season. Shoaib Akhtar, Moin Khan, Mushtaq Ahmed and Atiq-uz-Zaman are engaged by various leagues.

They have not been asked to abandon their counties and make themselves available becuase they are playing competitive cricket, divulged a PCB spokesman. But they are free to join if they want to, if they are released by their employers.

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