LAHORE
\nAn England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) team on Saturday termed security arrangements in Pakistan as \u201csatisfactory\u201d after it concluded a crucial visit to the country \u2014 a determining factor for England\u2019s tour.
\nSources told Geo News that the security team\u2019s decision was based on visits to match venues in four cities \u2014 Karachi, Lahore, Multan and Islamabad. The English team is scheduled to play seven T20s and two Test matches in September and December, respectively.
\nThe four-member ECB team comprising Richard Snowball, Robert Lynch, John Carr and Reg Dickson arrived in the country on July 17 and also met with the security officials to review and assess the security preparations made for the England team\u2019s tour to Pakistan later this year.
\nAccording to sources, the delegation declared the arrangements \u201csatisfactory\u201d after getting a briefing from security officials about the security provided to the visiting teams at the hotels and stadiums during their stay.<\/p>\n
England\u2019s security team, including Pakistan Cricket Board officials, this Thursday visited the National High-Performance Center (NHPC) and the Safe City Project.<\/p>\n
The team also visited the routes which would be adopted for the team\u2019s travel to and from the stadium to the hotel. The England security team also met the top officials of the Punjab Police and security forces.<\/p>\n
A briefing was given to the security team regarding the security situation and arrangements in the Safe City project.<\/p>\n
Moreover, the English team was briefed about the arrangements of the police force regarding airport and stadium routes, hotels, and parking.<\/p>\n
The delegation was also shown videos of the security provided to the teams visiting Pakistan.<\/p>\n
Information on the use of modern technology and the cooperation of law enforcement agencies were also shared. The four-member delegation also reviewed the facilities at the NHPC Lahore.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
LAHORE An England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) team on Saturday termed security arrangements in Pakistan as \u201csatisfactory\u201d after it concluded a crucial visit to the country \u2014 a determining factor for England\u2019s tour. Sources told Geo News that the security team\u2019s decision was based on visits to match venues in four cities \u2014 Karachi, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-273136","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n