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CM wants Hyderabad’s Niaz Stadium to host PSL matches next year

By Our Correspondent
March 25, 2018

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah expressed his desire that next time, matches of the Pakistan Super League would be played at the Niaz Stadium in Hyderabad along with Karachi being the main venue in the province.

He stated this while talking to journalists as he visited the National Stadium and other parts of the city late on Friday night to review the preparations and arrangements being made for the final match of the PSL ‘s 3rd edition in Karachi.

“You people leave Karachi aside as you should now talk about the Niaz Stadium of Hyderabad. Next year matches of PSL will be played there.”

The chief minister said the law and order situation in Karachi had improved a lot while arrangements had been finalised to host the PSL’s final.

He added that he was satisfied with the level of arrangements made for the final match, saying all the relevant quarters had made efforts to make it possible. Shah said that the residents of Karachi had been given the opportunity to watch the match with all facilities. He expressed resolve that the National Stadium in Karachi would once again host international one-day and Test cricket matches. He said that earlier the National Stadium was in shambles but now its conditions had been improved a lot .

He said a team of the International Cricket Council had visited the stadium and expressed full satisfaction over the security arrangements for the match there. It was the responsibility of the government to provide due facilities to spectators of cricket while it was its expectation that the spectators too would fully abide by the standard operating procedures devised for the final match.

The CM said Karachi was the economic hub of the entire country and it had regained its past glory with the normalisation of the situation.

He noted that new development projects in the city, including bridges and underpasses, were being constructed under his supervision. He said development works and projects were being carried out at Punjab Chowrangi, Sharea Faisal, University Road, Shaheed-e-Millat Road and in other areas of the city. He said that underpasses and bridges were being constructed on Shaheed-e-Millat Road to make movement of motor vehicles on it signal-free there.

Separately talking to newsmen, Home Minister Sohail Anwar Khan Siyal said the Sindh government had fulfilled its promise to hold the final match of the PSL in Karachi. He said he was satisfied with the state of security arrangements for the match.

He said the security plan for the PSL final in Karachi was prepared in accordance with the laws of the ICC.

Siyal said the first security cordon for the match would comprise personnel of the Rangers, the second cordon would consist of personnel of both the Rangers and the police, while the third cordon would be made up of police personnel only.

He said it was a good omen that international cricket was being revived in the city after a gap of nine years.

He appealed to all citizens to cooperate with the security agencies performing duties for the PSL final match. He said the citizens of Karachi should maintain discipline to send out a good message to rest of the world.