Champions Trophy 2008 in Pakistan: ICC to share security responsibility with PCB: Nasim
ISLAMABAD: International Cricket Council (ICC) and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will jointly make the security arrangements for the upcoming Champions Trophy to be held in major cities of Pakistan in September this year, PCB chairman Nasim Ashraf told reporters here on Sunday after arriving back from Dubai where he attended an important meeting of the ICC executives.
“The ICC security delegation will visit Pakistan in the end of current month and will visit the venues for the Champions Trophy,” he added.
Nasim said the Asia Cup would be held in Pakistan from June 24 to July 6 and heads of all major cricket boards including the ICC top brass would witness its final in Karachi. “Neither ICC nor Asian Cricket Council (ACC) have any reservations over security in Pakistan and the coming season will be full of cricket.”
To a question, he said the PCB was trying hard to get former Pakistan captain Majid Khan appointed as the chief of ICC cricket committee in place of Indian Sunil Gavasker. “Hopefully, Majid will win this honour. I have talked to chiefs of various boards and signs are bright for Majid,” he said.
He said the PCB governing board would discuss a thirteen-point agenda including development plan, financial statement and the approval of budget for new financial year in its meeting on May 13. The PCB chief said a summary had been sent to the Prime Minister for construction of a state of the art cricket stadium in Islamabad.
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“The ICC security delegation will visit Pakistan in the end of current month and will visit the venues for the Champions Trophy,” he added.
Nasim said the Asia Cup would be held in Pakistan from June 24 to July 6 and heads of all major cricket boards including the ICC top brass would witness its final in Karachi. “Neither ICC nor Asian Cricket Council (ACC) have any reservations over security in Pakistan and the coming season will be full of cricket.”
To a question, he said the PCB was trying hard to get former Pakistan captain Majid Khan appointed as the chief of ICC cricket committee in place of Indian Sunil Gavasker. “Hopefully, Majid will win this honour. I have talked to chiefs of various boards and signs are bright for Majid,” he said.
He said the PCB governing board would discuss a thirteen-point agenda including development plan, financial statement and the approval of budget for new financial year in its meeting on May 13. The PCB chief said a summary had been sent to the Prime Minister for construction of a state of the art cricket stadium in Islamabad.
Source: http://www.dailytimes.com.pk
