The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has sought government approval to present a report to the International Cricket Council (ICC) on last year’s terror attack on the Sri Lankan team at Lahore.
PCB spokesman Nadeem Sarwar said yesterday once the government gives the go ahead, the report will be sent to the ICC.
Sarwar declined to give a timeline.
“It was a judicial inquiry and we require permission from the government to dispatch the report to ICC,” Sarwar told reporters.
A panel of Lahore High Court judges compiled the report after gunmen killed six policemen and a van driver in Lahore when they attacked a bus carrying Sri Lankan cricketers to a Test match in March last year.
Several Sri Lankan cricketers were injured in the attack.
Pakistan was subsequently dropped as co-host of next year’s World Cup and has been barred from hosting any international cricket since.
Limited-overs series against Australia and New Zealand were played in the United Arab Emirates last year and Pakistan also played its “home” Test series in New Zealand.
Pakistan played two test matches against Australia in Leeds, England this month rather than hosting them in Pakistan.
Sarwar said the PCB is “on the same page” with the ICC in looking for a way to revive international cricket in Pakistan.
ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat recently suggested the sending of a handpicked side to play in Pakistan late next year — depending on the advice of security experts.
Lorgat also expressed his willingness to accompany the team to Pakistan.
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