butt continued to meet with the pcb board to regain the world cup, to no avail, despite a legal battle which lasted until august. eventually an out of court settlement of 18 million us dollars was agreed upon; butt calling it "the best possible solution." concurrently, the pcb under butt dissolved the national selection panel and removed saleem altaf from his position as chief operating officer. the summer tour of sri lanka was also marred by match-fixing allegations over which the pcb sought legal advice. the icc's anti-corruption and security unit eventually cleared the pakistan players of having had any contact with bookmakers.