The Rashid Latif Tapes.

Thereafter some tapes that had been produced by Rashid Latif were examined as
were others that he submitted at later dates. These tapes contained the following
conversations:

Conversation between Rashid Latif and Basit Ali and Saeed Anwar,
Conversation between Rashid Latif and Basit Ali and Salim Malik,
Conversation between Rashid Latif and Zia-ur-Rehman, brother of Ata-ur-
Rehman,
Conversation between Rashid Latif and Ata-ur-Rehman (and Atas friend
Makha),
Conversation between Rashid Latif and Saeed Anwar (Poor Quality)
Another conversation between Rashid Latif and Saeed Anwar (Poor Quality)
Conversation between Rashid Latif and Javed Burki
Conversation between Rashid Latif and Arif Abbassi
Conversation between Rashid Latif and Khalid Mehmood
Conversation between Rashid Latif and Dan Keisel (very poor quality)

Efforts were made to authenticate these tapes, but such technology does not
seem available in Pakistan.

However, these tapes do appear authentic. They contained conversations of

various lengths (possibly too long to be manufactured) and the voices, nicknames,
languages employed in them, and the matters talked about all seem to indicate that
these were authentic. Rashid Latif has further under oath vouched for their
authenticity. However, in light of the fact that these cannot be authenticated this
Commission will give them only reduced weight.

Furthermore, a reason that makes this commission not be completely taken by

these tapes is that some of the conversations of the tapes, when they were
initially submitted, had been edited. Initially when Rashid Latif was asked as to
why he had edited the tapes, he said because they contained insults, etc. He was
asked to produce the original tapes nonetheless. The tapes that he submitted showed
that this was not the only reason why the tapes had been edited. Crucially, mention
of Basit Alis involvement in match-fixing had been totally taken out of the tape
containing conversation two (between Rashid Latif, Basit Ali and Salim Malik) when
Rashid Latif submitted it to this Commission. Furthermore, some of Saeed Anwars
involvement in conversation one, in getting Salim Malik to call Rashid Latif and
Basit had been cut out too. Subsequently, when Rashid Latif was asked to name who
was the friend mentioned in conversation 6, Rashid unconvincingly said it was
Aamir Sohail. It appeared clear to this commission that the friend was Saeed
Anwar and the tape incriminated him to some extent. In light of these lingering
doubts, it appeared to this commission that Rashid Latif may well have wanted to
protect his friends, Saeed Anwar and Basit Ali. Rashid Latif may well have thought
that these two can or should be protected as they by most accounts are allegedly
one-time offenders. But that if indeed that is what happened, was not for him to
decide.