The ICC on Friday said the three-month suspension was backdated from May this year.
Nawaz tested positive during the T20 World Cup in Sri Lanka on 7 February.
“Nawaz had tested positive for a Substance of Abuse (Carboxy-THC) under the ICC Anti-Doping Code following a doping test carried out after Pakistan’s match against the Netherlands in Colombo,” the ICC said.
“With Nawaz accepting the sanction and agreeing to a substance abuse treatment programme, his provisional suspension was lifted after having served a two-and-a-half-month suspension, which is already over.
“Once the programme is complete, the suspension will ultimately be reduced to one month,” said the ICC which is a signatory to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) since 2006.
“Nawaz admitted the offence and demonstrated that the substance had been used out-of-competition and in a manner unrelated to sport performance.”
Nawaz’s records from the match against the Netherlands on 7 February and in subsequent matches until 1 May 2026 have been disqualified.
Nawaz has played six Tests, 44 ODIs and 98 T20Is for Pakistan but has not been selected for an ongoing training camp in the build-up to next year’s World Cup.
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