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Sri Lanka to rethink Pak tour after terror threat alert

By Saurabh Sharma September 12, 2019 • 10:21 AM View: 1097

Colombo, Sep 12: Hours after naming second string squads for their proposed tour of Pakistan, Sri Lanka Cricket said in a statement that they need to "reassess" their plan after recieving a warning from the Prime Minister's Office about a possible terror threat to the team.

"Sri Lanka Cricket today sought the assistance of the Sri Lankan government to conduct a 'reassessment' of the security situation in Pakistan ahead of the national team's planned tour to Pakistan. The decision was taken following a warning the SLC received from the Prime Minister's Office, sent via the Ministry of Telecommunication, Foreign Employment and Sports.

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