Waqar: The PCB beleieves he was harshly treated

"I am not against Waqar or Wasim Akram but I know much more about ball tampering. For Pakistan's sake, I don't want to add much," he said.

All-rounder Azhar Mahmood was fined 30 per cent of his match fee for a similar offence, and Pakistan captain Moin Khan was reprimanded for "allowing the spirit of the game to be impaired."

But Waqar is the first player to be banned for ball tampering and Tauqir Zia, chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board, said of Reid: "I don't trust the man. I have written to the International Cricket Council saying it should either remove Reid from the panel or not make him a match referee for Pakistan's matches."

He added: "When television showed Waqar fiddling with the ball, Reid asked the on-field umpires over walkie-talkie to examine the ball and report back to him.

"Umpires Asoka de Silva and Peter Manual, who are on the international panel of umpires, saw the ball and told Reid they found nothing wrong with it. Reid, however, went ahead and penalised Waqar on his own."

Zia said he had considered pulling Pakistan out of the tournament, but had decided against it.

"I hope the ICC will take action on my letter and remove REid from the panel."

But Latif, however, rejects the PCB's allegation of bias.

"ICC appoints the referee with certain responsibilities and I don't think Reid was biased this time," he said.