Pakistan call off home series against Afghanistan over security issues

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Pakistan call off home series against Afghanistan over security issues

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has called off its upcoming home series against Afghanistan, owing to security issues following a bomb blast in Lahore that killed 70 people.

Amjad Bhatti, a PCB spokesperson, told Associated Press, that negotiations with the Afghanistan cricket board were ongoing, but added, "but now the tour is called off due to overall security situation in the country,"

Owing to the bomb blast, Azizullah Fazly, the executive director of the Afghanistan cricket team, requested Pakistan board to guarantee complete security, and deemed PCB's reaction as 'unacceptable'.

We gave them another option, to hold the championship in Dubai, which would be good because many people from both countries live there. But we havent yet received any response, Fazly said.

Afghanistan were to follow Zimbabwe's suit and become only the second men's team to tour Pakistan since the terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan team bus in 2009. The Associate Nation was scheduled to play a three-match One-Day International (ODI) series next month.


http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/79036/pakistan-cricket-team-call-off-home-series-against-afghanistan-cricket-team-over-security-issues

 

[Sarkar]

Last time Zimbabwe narrowly escape blast. Situation is very bad

 

[Asad Afzal]

Last time Zimbabwe narrowly escape blast. Situation is very bad

What do you mean by narrowly escape blast?

 

[Maximus]

^^ There was a blast just outside the stadium during the 2nd ODI of that tour.

 

[kumarvishwas]

I guess it was after a long time that any International match was being organised in Pak and again this happened,sad for people who want their team to play infront of them

 

[santosh]

Until unless they stop promoting terror , every sport is gonna suffer there

 

[Asad Afzal]

^^ There was a blast just outside the stadium during the 2nd ODI of that tour.

That was accident not a blast and I did not hear that blast sound in the stadium.

 

[Asad Afzal]

Until unless they stop promoting terror , every sport is gonna suffer there

What the hell are you saying Pakistan never promote terror,we are fighting with your RAW agents and your terrorists.

 

[Asad Afzal]

I do not want to fight here but I can not bear any word against pakistan.
Sorry DDF team members.

 

[Maximus]

That was accident not a blast and I did not hear that blast sound in the stadium.

What? It was a blast dude, read any news article about it. It was a suicide attack. Check your facts..

The Game was stopped for sometime and you did not hear it in the stadium???