- Excessive-level civil and navy officers attend safety assembly.
- Particular sub-committee shaped to supervise safety operations.
- PCB chief says no private agenda behind dispute with ICC.
PESHAWAR: A high-level assembly on Tuesday determined to carry Pakistan Tremendous League (PSL) 11 matches in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Peshawar stadium this 12 months, as preparations for the upcoming version of the event proceed.
The choice was taken as preparations for PSL 11 transfer ahead, with the occasion scheduled to be held from March 26 to Might 3.
The assembly, held on the Corps Headquarters, reviewed the province’s safety scenario earlier than giving the go-ahead for matches to be staged in Peshawar, learn a press release.
Inside Minister Mohsin Naqvi, KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi, nationwide safety adviser, Peshawar corps commander, and senior civil and navy officers attended the assembly in Peshawar, it added.
The contributors of the assembly paid tribute to civilians and safety personnel who misplaced their lives in terrorist incidents throughout the nation.
They determined to implement the provincial authorities’s governance mannequin in Malakand Division as a pilot, which might be monitored by the federal and provincial governments.
Upon success, the mannequin might be applied in phases within the affected districts of Khyber, Orakzai and Kurram.
A particular sub-committee headed by the KP chief minister will maintain month-to-month evaluate conferences to supervise growth initiatives and safety operations in these districts.
The committee will embody public representatives, the Peshawar corps commander, the chief secretary, the inspector common of police, provincial officers and federal representatives.
The assembly additionally determined to proceed strict motion towards unlawful SIM playing cards, explosives and extortion, whereas specializing in phased profiling of non-custom-paid autos.
‘Excellent news for sports activities’
Individually, Inside Minister Mohsin Naqvi, who can also be the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), mentioned that 60% of the nationwide staff’s gamers belonged to KP, highlighting the province’s contribution to cricket.
“We’re working with KP on home cricket and can give excellent news for cricket in order that the expertise right here isn’t wasted,” Naqvi mentioned in a media discuss. “We’ll collectively carry excellent news for sports activities in Peshawar.”
He mentioned a follow-up assembly of the apex committee had been held and that its particulars can be shared.
He additionally counseled the KP police for his or her essential position within the operation towards the perpetrators of the February 6 Islamabad suicide assault, which left over 30 individuals martyred and dozens injured.
Naqvi mentioned that the aim of PCB’s discussions with the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) was to focus on the injustice confronted by Bangladesh.
He added that there was no private agenda behind Pakistan’s determination to announce a boycott of its scheduled sport towards India on the T20 World Cup 2026.
Pakistan had no calls for apart from what Bangladesh needed, he mentioned, including that no situations have been set past that.
