Azam Khan has been denied NOC for the upcoming UAE-based International League T20 (ILT20), as stated in a report by Cricbuzz.

The report stated that the development was confirmed by the organizers of the league as well as the Pakistan Cricket Board. 

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Azam, who has been a part of various T20 franchise leagues worldwide, was due to play for Desert Vipers in the six-team tournament.

"We have received correspondence from the PCB that NOCs are not being granted to the Pakistan players," said an ILT20 source [as per the report].

"It was up to the owners whether to take Pakistan players or not and at least one owner, Lancer Capital, were interested," the source revealed.

It was reported before that Pakistan players won't be welcomed in the ILT20 and CSA's league with most of the franchises being owned by Indian investors.

11 of the 12 owners in the two tournaments are Indians, and the owners in India do not favor players from Pakistan due to the diplomatic animosity between the two nations.

Numerous Pakistani players' agents in Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates, and England put in extra effort and vowed to provide the teams with the finest of their country's potential.