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South African cricket team arrives amid heavy security
Lahore, Sept 30: The South African cricket team arrived in Pakistan amid heavy security early today for a month-long tour that will include two test matches and five one-day internationals.
Lahore, Sept 30: The South African cricket team arrived in Pakistan amid heavy security early today for a month-long tour that will include two test matches and five one-day internationals.
A dozen Pakistani police commandos cordoned off the arrival terminal at Allama Iqbal international airport before the South Africans were escorted to their hotel by a squad of
20 police vehicles.
South African cricket authorities initially cancelled the trip following a bomb explosion in the port city of Karachi on September 19. But the tour was later rescheduled, with Karachi as well as the city Peshawar scrapped from the itinerary because of security concerns.
"I am happy that South African cricketers have arrived and I hope they left whatever happened in the last week behind them," said South Africa's High Commissioner in Pakistan, M Moola. Dozens of policemen were on alert at the pearl continental hotel, where the team was staying, and sniffer dogs checked the hotel's second floor before the team's arrival.
Bureau Report
South African cricket authorities initially cancelled the trip following a bomb explosion in the port city of Karachi on September 19. But the tour was later rescheduled, with Karachi as well as the city Peshawar scrapped from the itinerary because of security concerns.
"I am happy that South African cricketers have arrived and I hope they left whatever happened in the last week behind them," said South Africa's High Commissioner in Pakistan, M Moola. Dozens of policemen were on alert at the pearl continental hotel, where the team was staying, and sniffer dogs checked the hotel's second floor before the team's arrival.
Bureau Report