Sethi, who currently heads the executive committee of the PCB and is also a member of the board of governors in the PCB, said after revision of the anti-corruption laws, Aamir would be eligible to play international cricket following the end of his ban.
"Once his five-year ban ends, he can be selected in the national team. The reason we took up his case was because we got top legal opinion and they said Aamir had been given the most severe punishment among the three players, who were banned for spot fixing," Sethi said on 'Geo News' channel.
Sethi was the chief of PCB in 2013 when the Board took up Aamir's case with the ICC, which led to the revision of anti-corruption laws.
"Aamir was very young when he got punished for spot fixing and he felt remorse and cooperated with the ICC and us from the start. But the ICC anti-corruption laws at that time didn't have any clause which could allow him to be given a reduced sentence and relaxation because of his age and compared to Salman Butt and Muhammad Asif, who were adults.
"That is why we pushed for his case and I must say that the England and Australian cricket boards supported us in this and the special committee was formed to revise the anti-corruption laws," he said.