PAKvNZ: Islamabad IGP vows to provide world-class security to New Zealand team

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad police are fully prepared to provide the New Zealand cricket team with end-to-end world-class security during their tour to Pakistan.

The foreign team are expected to reach Pakistan today (April 9) for their upcoming series, which will begin on April 14 in Lahore. On the other hand, the police had previously refused to provide security, claiming that they did not have enough resources and that it was the responsibility of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to provide resources.

However, the Inspector General of Police Dr Akbar Nasir Khan has assured that the Islamabad police had provided flawless security during the visits of the English cricket team and the eighth edition of Pakistan Super League (PSL) in 2022-23.

In a statement issued here on Sunday, the IGP said, “ICTP shall be playing a key role for provision of flawless security in collaboration with other stakeholders in Islamabad and Rawalpindi.”

The ODI and T20I series is set to begin on April 14 in Lahore, with Rawalpindi hosting three matches: one ODI and two T20Is. Both the teams will stay at a federal capital hotel and then move to the Pindi Cricket Stadium for the matches.

Here is the schedule of the matches:

1^st T20I, Lahore – April 14

2^nd T20I, Lahore – April 15

3^rd T20I, Lahore – April 17

4^th T20I, Rawalpindi – April 20

5^th T20I, Rawalpindi – April 24

1^st ODI, Rawalpindi – April 26

2^nd ODI, Karachi – April 30

3^rd ODI, Karachi – May 3

4^th ODI, Karachi – May 5

5^th ODI, Karachi – May 7