South Africa want Pakistan venue changes after violence02.08.2007 13:00 SportsKARACHI (Reuters) - South Africa have asked the Pakistan Cricket Board to revise their tour programme, which includes two tests and five one-day internationals, due to the security situation in Pakistan. Pakistan Cricket Board sources told Reuters on Thursday that South Africa had expressed concerns over playing in Peshawar, the capital of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP). "They have asked for a revision in the itinerary including a second look at the venues. They are not comfortable with Peshawar," said one PCB source. The NWFP province, which borders Afghanistan, has seen several explosions and suicide bomb attacks on security forces in the last few days after the government stormed the Red Mosque in Islamabad to flush out suspected Islamic militants. More than 200 people, mostly policemen and soldiers, have been killed in bomb and suicide attacks across Pakistan since the army assault on the Mosque last month. South Africa's tour is due to start on September 27 with the tests scheduled for Karachi and Lahore while the one-dayers are in Lahore, Peshawar, Rawalpindi, Multan and Faisalabad. REVISED VENUES "The venues will revised in the next two weeks as we are having discussions with them (South Africa)," the source said. "But they are satisfied with the overall security arrangements we are making for their tour. They have confidence in our ability to handle things," he added. Continued... Source: reuters.comwww.alllee.com |
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