Pakistan's Cricket Board has suspended the contract of wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider after failing to make contact with him in the wake of his departure for England [ Images ].

"The contract of Zulqarnain Haider has been suspended for violating its terms and conditions," the PCB said in a statement on Wednesday.

The statement also said that the PCB had so far failed in its efforts to contact the player.

Zulqarnain fled the team's hotel in Dubai [ Images ] on Monday, hours before the fifth and final one-dayer against South Africa [ Images ], and flew to London [ Images ].

The 24-year-old said he feared for his safety after being ordered to cooperate with match-fixers.