ISLAMABAD: Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed is still counting on Sri Lanka turning up for a limited-overs series this month despite alleged terrorist threats.
Sri Lanka Cricket said on Wednesday it was warned of a possible terrorist threat during the scheduled tour of Pakistan, and sought a reassessment of the security situation before the first of three one-day internationals on Sept. 27 in Karachi. There’s also three Twenty20s scheduled in Lahore from Oct. 5-9.
“Inshallah (God willing) they will come, we should hope for the best,” said on Friday in Karachi.
“The Pakistan Cricket Board is trying its best and we should all pray that international cricket should come back to Pakistan.”
Sarfaraz added the International Cricket Council and other national boards should come forward and support Pakistan more in its bid to revive international cricket back home.
“The way PCB has worked over the last 10 years, it’s a tremendous effort,” he said.
He also noted how quick Pakistan supported Sri Lanka after the Easter Sunday bombings there by sending a junior team to tour.
Major teams have avoided Pakistan since the Sri Lanka team bus was attacked by terrorists in 2009. Over the past three years, Pakistan has successfully hosted Zimbabwe, the West Indies, Sri Lanka, and a World XI in limited-overs matches amid intense.
Pakistan captain Sarfaraz still counting on Sri Lanka coming
Pakistan captain Sarfaraz still counting on Sri Lanka coming
- Sri Lanka Cricket warned of a possible terrorist threat during tour of Pakistan
- In 2009 Sri Lanka team bus was attacked by terrorists in Lahore
Pakistan receives fourth consignment of Chinese aid for disaster-hit communities
- The shipment includes 14,000 tents, 12,000 blankets and 1,000 sleeping bags
- Disaster management authority says it is ensuring supply of relief goods to affectees
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has received the fourth consignment of relief goods from China for victims of natural disasters, including flood-affected communities, a Pakistani state broadcaster reported on Monday.
Intense rains and floods this year killed more than 1,037 people and damaged crops worth billions of dollars in Pakistan, which ranks among nations most vulnerable to climate change.
The deluges displaced millions of people as they damaged more than 229,000 homes, washed away 2,811 kilometers of roads, 790 bridges and over 22,800 livestock in affected areas.
The latest Chinese shipment included 14,000 tents, 12,000 blankets and 1,000 sleeping bags which reached the southern Pakistani city of Karachi, Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said.
“So far, 45,000 blankets, 20,000 tents, 100 boats, 1,000 life jackets and 5,000 sleeping bags have been received from China under all the four aid consignments,” Radio Pakistan reported, citing the NDMA.
Pakistan and China have longstanding strategic, political, economic, defense and cultural relations. The arrival of the latest Chinese consignment comes amid the winter season, which has compounded the hardships of displaced communities.
“The NDMA is making all its resources available to the disaster victims and supply of relief goods will be ensured in the affected areas as per the need,” the report read.
