Our Correspondent
LAHORE
With security measures in place and cricket pitch levelled, Gaddafi Stadium is ready for the final of Pakistan Super League.
Barbed wires have been fixed on the boundary of the stadium, while CCTV cameras have also been installed. Besides, side screen has also been painted afresh. Practice pitches are also being made, besides the one for the main match. Roads around the stadium have also been carpeted.To ensure security, all the three entrances of Nishtar Park Sports Complex will be closed starting Tuesday. Nishtar Park comprises the stadium and other grounds for other sports activities. Even the restaurants of the stadium will be closed.
To ensure security, all the three entrances of Nishtar Park Sports Complex will be closed starting Tuesday. Nishtar Park comprises the stadium and other grounds for other sports activities. Even the restaurants of the stadium will be closed. Moreover, Moreover, stadium is being checked from time to time.
Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Shahryar Khan inaugurated a college building at the Gaddafi stadium on Tuesday.
“This is a gift from PCB to Pakistan Super League (PSL),” he said, adding that the struggles of PSL chairman Najam Sethi and his team had borne fruit.
The chairman congratulated the PSL team for making arrangements for the final taking place in Lahore.
Shahryar Khan said that for people who cannot afford to buy expensive tickets, 1000 tickets will be sold for Rs500.
Meanwhile Najam Sethi said that the Punjab government will not let anyone enter the stadium without a National Identity Card.
Troops review security:Army troops, Rangers and police officers on Tuesday met at the Qadhafi Stadium in Lahore to survey the security arrangements being made ahead of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) final on March 5.
PSL Chairman Najam Sethi was present for the meeting, along with other members of PSL management.
After weeks of speculation due to security concerns following a recent wave of terror attacks in different parts of the country, the Punjab government had confirmed on Monday that the PSL final will be held in Lahore.
The provincial government had said that measures would be taken to avert any eventuality.
Police and army contingents are to be deployed in and around the stadium, while no parking would be allowed within 400 yards of the venue.
Five-tier security — almost equal to that extended to heads of states — will be accorded to all players during their travel to and from the stadium.
Additionally, biometric identification of all those coming to the stadium to watch the match would be mandatory and no one will be allowed entry without showing his or her Computerised National Identity Card (CNIC).
Amid heavy police deployment, authorities have decided that markets and hotels around Qaddafi Stadium will be closed as part of security measures.
