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'Safety Cannot Be Guaranteed, Withdraw Immediately': Pakistani Militant Group Issues Warning To Players Ahead Of PSL
Pakistan Cricket Board: After the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) announced to hold the Pakistan Super League (PSL) behind closed doors due to the West Asia conflict, a Pakistan militant group warned the overseas players to withdraw from the league, claiming their security "cannot be guaranteed" as the current environment is currently "unfit for any peaceful sporting activity."
PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi confirmed the government’s directive of on Sunday, that PSL will begin as scheduled on March 26, but only at two venues, with no spectators, to conserve resources such as petrol amid the Gulf war.
However, Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, an offshoot of the Tehrik-e-Taliban militant group, in a public statement targeted international cricketers, and the faction issued a stark warning, claiming that the volatile security climate in Pakistan makes it unsafe for overseas players to compete, urging them to withdraw immediately from the PSL.
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