Pakistan's official targets return of international cricket
CRICKET: KARACHI, Dec 11 (AFP) - The Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB)
newly inducted chief operating officer Subhan Ahmed Thursday said
bringing international cricket back to the country was one of his main
targets.
"Pakistan cricket is currently facing multi-faceted issues. The
return of international cricket to our country will be amongst one of my
most important goals," said Ahmed, who replaced the outgoing Wasim Bari.
Bari, a former Pakistan captain, had his tenure cut short last month
by a government ruling which bars officials of over 60 years age. Ahmed
said he wanted to work with the International Cricket Council (ICC) and
its member countries to restore confidence in Pakistan. International
cricket has been suspended in the country since a terrorist attack on
the Sri Lankan team bus in Lahore in March last year. Eight people were
killed and seven others, including several Sri Lankan players and their
assistant coach, wounded.
Even before the attack, teams had refused to travel to Pakistan due
to security fears sparked in the wake of the war on terror in
neighbouring Afghanistan and parts of Pakistan's northwestern tribal
belt.
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