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CA advised not to tour Pakistan
12/02/2008 15:00 - (SA)
Karachi - Independent security experts have advised Cricket Australia against touring Pakistan next month, Pakistan Cricket Board chairperson Nasim Ashraf said on Tuesday.
Ashraf said he had received a letter from Cricket
Australia chairperson Creagh O'Connor on Monday expressing concern about Australia's first tour to Pakistan in 10 years.
"In the letter they have reiterated their commitment to
supporting us but at the same time they have said they have got
security briefings advising them against playing in Pakistan at
this time," Ashraf said.
Cricket Australia and some of the Australian players have
expressed reservations about the three-Test tour because of the
political uncertainty following the assassination of former
premier Benazir Bhutto on December 27.
Ashraf said he had told Cricket Australia it should send a
security delegation one week after the general elections on Feb.
18 to assess the situation for itself.
He said he had told O'Connor that cricketers were safe in
Pakistan and no touring team had been affected by the security
environment in any series.
- Reuters
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