The criticism proved to be the final straw for the PCB, who also reprimanded leg-spinner Danish Kaneria for criticising the board in his online column.
The country's current best player, a Muslim fundamentalist called Muhammad Yousuf (who controversially converted from Christianity in 2005), has been banned from playing for Pakistan after falling out with the PCB.
But the view is in direct conflict with ICC president Jagmohan Dalmiya, who said that the governing body would consider a PCB report into remedial measures for Shoaib and any additional video evidence before deciding on further action.
This year, for example, General Electric will dredge 1.8m cubic metres (2.4m cubic yards) of PCB-contaminated sediment out of 60km (35 miles) of the Hudson.