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Karachi celebrates the PSL

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“Welcome to Karachi” slogans inscribed on the city walls. (Photo Arab News/ M.F.Sabir)

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Pole banners with photos of national and international cricket stars hang with poles at Shahrah-e-Faisal, a thoroughfare which connects the airport with downtown Karachi. (Photo Arab News/ M.F. Sabir)

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Pole banners with photos of national and international cricket stars hang with poles at Shahrah-e-Faisal, a thoroughfare which connects the airport with downtown Karachi. (Photo Arab News/ M.F. Sabir)

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A hoarding at the footbridge at Shahrah-e-Faisal thoroughfare welcomes PSL to Karachi. (Photo Arab News/M.F. Sabir)

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A cricket fan poses with a portrait of Luke Ronchi, a Islamabad United player, who punished the Karachi Kings in the PSL qualifier. (Photo Arab News/M.F. Sabir)

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A cricket fan poses with a portrait of his favorite batsman. Portraits and flags are fixed along the thoroughfares leading to the National Stadium. (Photo Arab News/M.F. Sabir)

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Portraits and flags are fixed along the thoroughfares leading to the National Stadium. (Photo Arab News/M.F. Sabir)

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Fans pose with a portrait of Pakistani cricket star Shahid Khan Afridi. (Photo Arab News/M.F.Sabir)

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Portraits and flags are fixed along the thoroughfares leading to the National Stadium. (Photo Arab News/M.F. Sabir)

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Huge portraits of international cricket stars displayed at Karachi thoroughfares. (Photo Arab News/M.F.Sabir)

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Fans pose with portraits of their favorite players. (Photo Arab News/M.F.Sabir)

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Fans pose with portraits of their favorite players. (Photo Arab News/M.F.Sabir)

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A hoarding at the footbridge at Shahrah-e-Faisal thoroughfare welcomes PSL to Karachi. (Photo Arab News/M.F. Sabir)

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A view of the National Stadium after refurbishment. The stadium was deserted for nine years due to the law and order situation in the city. (Photo Arab News/M.F. Sabir)

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The National Stadium’s pavilion after the revamping work. (Photo Arab News/M.F. Sabir)

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Staff prepare the pitch for the PSL final to be played on Sunday at the National Stadium in Karachi. (Photo Arab News/M.F. Sabir)

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Staff water the grass at the National Stadium in preparation for the PSL final in Karachi. (Photo Arab News/M.F. Sabir)

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A view of the National Stadium after refurbishment. The stadium was deserted for nine years due to the law and order situation in the city. (Photo Arab News/M.F. Sabir)

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210 million Pakistani rupees ($1.83 million) has been spent on beautification of the city. (Photo Arab News/M.F. Sabir)

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Security at the National Stadium has been handed over to Pakistan's paramilitary Rangers. Tightened security measures have been described as “security with festivity.” (Photo Arab News/M.F. Sabir)

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A route plan with details of open and closed roads and parking areas issued by Karachi’s traffic police.

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Traders say they have sold a record amount of T-shirts of PSL teams due to the tournament’s final being played in Karachi. (Photo Arab News/M.F. Sabir)

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Traders say they have sold a record amount of T-shirts of PSL teams due to the tournament’s final being played in Karachi. (Photo Arab News/M.F. Sabir)

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Huge portraits of international cricket stars displayed at Karachi thoroughfares. (Photo Arab News/M.F.Sabir)

Updated 21 March 2018

NAIMAT KHAN

March 21, 2018 21:45

Karachi celebrates the PSL

Updated 21 March 2018

NAIMAT KHAN

March 21, 2018 21:45

Karachi celebrates the PSL

KARACHI: All thoroughfares leading to the National Stadium have been decorated with portraits of cricket stars and national flags, creating a cricket festival environment in the Pakistani seaside city of Karachi.
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