"The security situation has improved a lot in Pakistan" : Inzamam-ul-Haq

[Abdullah719]

"Necessary for everyone to understand that security situation has improved a lot in Pakistan" : Inzi

Inzamam-ul-Haq, former Pakistan captain and current chief selector of the national team, said that security situation in Pakistan has "improved a lot" and it is once again safe to host international matches in the country. Inzamam asked the Federation of International Cricketers Association (FICA) to send a delegation to Pakistan and take stock of current security situation in the country. The former Pakistan batsman also called on other teams, foreign players and players' associations to lend their support to the cause.

"I think when they came here themselves and see that the security situation has improved a lot in Pakistan they will see it has become safe to play international cricket once again," he said in Islamabad.

Inzamam, who represented Pakistan in 120 Tests, said that Pakistan cricket had suffered a lot and gone backwards due to the absence of any international cricket matches in Pakistan since 2009.

"FICA needs to understand that if the Pakistan cricket board is planning to hold the PSL final in Lahore or invite the West Indies to play some matches it is only after getting clearance from the government," he noted.

"It is only after consulting and coordinating with the government and other security agencies that the PCB has decided to now try to organise international matches once again in the country," Inzamam said.

No leading Test team has toured Pakistan since militants attacked the Sri Lankan team in Lahore in March, 2009. Since than only Zimbabwe toured Lahore last May to play a short limited over series while Pakistan has managed to invite Afghanistan and Kenya to play in the country.

The former captain noted that in the recent past when the security situation was not safe the PCB itself avoided inviting teams to Pakistan on government advice.

Inzamam said if the FICA sent a delegation to Pakistan they would see for themselves the extreme passion and love that the people have for cricket.

"International cricket will only resume in Pakistan with support from other cricket playing nations, foreign players and players associations and that is why it is necessary for everyone to understand that the security situation has improved a lot in the country," he added.

https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/inz...pakistan-asks-fica-to-assess-security-1650414

 

[MenInG]

http://zeenews.india.com/cricket/se...lay-cricket-again-inzamam-ul-haq_1968593.html

Karachi: Chief selector and former Test captain, Inzamam-ul-Haq has called on the Federation of International Cricketers Association (FICA) to send a delegation to Pakistan to explore the security situation here and decide if it was safe to play in the country.

"I think when they came here themselves and see that the security situation has improved a lot in Pakistan they will see it has become safe to play international cricket once again," he told the media in Islamabad.

The veteran of 120 Tests said Pakistan cricket had suffered a lot and gone backwards due to the absence of any international cricket matches in Pakistan since 2009.

"FICA needs to understand that if the Pakistan cricket board is planning to hold the PSL final in Lahore or invite the West Indies to play some matches it is only after getting clearance from the government," he noted.

"It is only after consulting and coordinating with the government and other security agencies that the PCB has decided to now try to organize international matches once again in the country," Inzamam said.

No leading Test team has toured Pakistan since militants attacked the Sri Lankan team in Lahore in March, 2009. Since than only Zimbabwe toured Lahore last May to play a short limited over series while Pakistan has managed to invite Afghanistan and Kenya to play in the country.

The former captain noted that in the recent past when the security situation was not safe the PCB itself avoided inviting teams to Pakistan on government advice.

Inzamam said if the FICA sent a delegation to Pakistan they would see for themselves the extreme passion and love that the people have for cricket.

"International cricket will only resume in Pakistan with support from other cricket playing nations, foreign players and players associations and that is why it is necessary for everyone to understand that the security situation has improved a lot in the country," he added.

 

[JaDed]

Would be nice to see some matches in Lahore. The participation has to start from SC countries sadly only Lanka might be willing.

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

As much as I love Inzi the player and personality, he should just focus on selecting half decent players that help us win a game or two for a change. At the moment he's being as pedestrian as they come on his primary job i.e. being the chief selector for Pakistan cricket.

 

[Saj]

No major international team will currently tour Pakistan.

Sad but it's a fact.

 

[Syed1]

Lets give it 2-3 more years and then we can have the some teams start visiting.

When we have suffered so much already is it not better to show a little more patience.

 

[Gilly]

It a good sign that the PSL final is to be played in Pakistan, it needs a slow build up to bring cricket back to Pakistan and this would be a good start.

 

[The_KING]

We have to go 2-3 years without any major incident before we can convince any big team to come to Pakistan.

 

[ahsan17]

We have to go 2-3 years without any major incident before we can convince any big team to come to Pakistan.

That is an unrealistic and an unreasonable requirement. It is almost a certainty that an incident or two will happen in that time, but it is also almost certain that an incident or two will happen in other major cricketing nations during that time.

ICC be realistic and reasonable in what it considers "reasonable security". For example, last year 600 civilians died in Pakistan in terrorist attacks. This is 75% less than 2009. It is the same number of civilians killed as 2006. If we use civilian deaths as the metric for the security situation, then cricket should be played in Pakistan because all the teams were willing to travel to Pakistan in 2006. Heck, Champions trophy was going to be held in Pakistan in case India was unable to host it that year.

At this point there is no reasonable argument to not hold cricket in Pakistan. I don't mind if they wait another year before they hold cricket in Pakistan but that should only be to judge that the security situation is "reasonable". They should not expect some utopian security situation if they are not expecting the same thing from other countries.

 

[The_KING]

That is an unrealistic and an unreasonable requirement. It is almost a certainty that an incident or two will happen in that time, but it is also almost certain that an incident or two will happen in other major cricketing nations during that time.

ICC be realistic and reasonable in what it considers "reasonable security". For example, last year 600 civilians died in Pakistan in terrorist attacks. This is 75% less than 2009. It is the same number of civilians killed as 2006. If we use civilian deaths as the metric for the security situation, then cricket should be played in Pakistan because all the teams were willing to travel to Pakistan in 2006. Heck, Champions trophy was going to be held in Pakistan in case India was unable to host it that year.

At this point there is no reasonable argument to not hold cricket in Pakistan. I don't mind if they wait another year before they hold cricket in Pakistan but that should only be to judge that the security situation is "reasonable". They should not expect some utopian security situation if they are not expecting the same thing from other countries.

I don't disagree with what you are saying but after what happened to Sri Lankan team, teams are scared to visit Pakistan and any major incident will only scare them more. Security situation has indeed improved in Pakistan over the last few years. But the problem is convincing the foreigners that that's the case.

 

[Pakistanian]

The PSL final being in Pakistan makes me nervous, one incident and it would be the end of intl sports in Pakistan. They can't let there be even one casualty.

 

[ExpressPacer]

The PSL final will pave the way for international cricket in Pakistan. Hopefully, next year PSL can be hosted in Pakistan with major international players participating. If not superstars, I'm sure the one's who participated in BPL would be willing to give it a knock.

Then Pakistan can host Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Bangladesh (given they stop worshiping India) and West Indies for a couple T20i's and hopefully Zim, Afghanistan and Ireland for a test series (they'd be test playing nations by then).

 

[Thivagar]

A bomb blast in Pakistan today, unfortunately this is bad.

 

[Mamoon]

A bomb blast in Pakistan today, unfortunately this is bad.

Sectarian violence, not terrorism. However, to foreigners, it doesn't make a difference.

 

[ExpressPacer]

A bomb blast in Pakistan today, unfortunately this is bad.

Indeed. Very bad. However, this is not terrorism. At least not terrorism carried out by a renowned terrorist organisation. Just another example of religious intolerance. - Almost the same as terrorism.

 

[HateKiller]

I agree with Inzy. All teams should unite in fight against terrorism. Getting scared of terrorism is playing in the hands of terrorists. Teams should start visiting Pakistan now.

 

[Tekcirc]

I agree with Inzy. All teams should unite in fight against terrorism. Getting scared of terrorism is playing in the hands of terrorists. Teams should start visiting Pakistan now.

Is there a hint of sarcasm??

 

[Mamoon]

There is no reason for other teams to unite against terrorism. It is a Pakistani problem and other countries cannot risk their lives for a monster that we created ourselves.

Cricket does not lose anything by not playing in Pakistan. Nobody cares. Only Pakistan is suffering.

People won't like to hear it, but Pakistan although is a big cricketing nation, is not exactly an iconic cricketing venue like Australia, England and India. It's probably on par with South Africa in this respect.

Young players in different countries dream of playing and doing well in the Big 3 countries, but not necessarily Pakistan. One major reason is that we don't have an illustrious stadium like Lord's, MCG, Eden Gardens etc.

The one named after the Libyan tyrant is good, but not at their level.

 

[Tekcirc]

Indeed. Very bad. However, this is not terrorism. At least not terrorism carried out by a renowned terrorist organisation. Just another example of religious intolerance. - Almost the same as terrorism.

I dont get how people are claiming safe, Blasts happened in Peshawar, Quetta, Karachi is mostly on the boil, and in march last year a public park in Laore was bombed with children in it. How do you say its safe from the POV who is an outsider.

 

[Mamoon]

I dont get how people are claiming safe, Blasts happened in Peshawar, Quetta, Karachi is mostly on the boil, and in march last year a public park in Laore was bombed with children in it. How do you say its safe from the POV who is an outsider.

Do you live in Pakistan?

We are still not there, but things are much better now. As far as security is concerned, there is a degree of optimism in Pakistan now and people no longer fear going to public places because a bomb could explode anywhere.

After the APS massacre, the Army got serious and broke TTP's back. There are still terrorists activists here and there, but they aren't widespread like before. 2009-2010 was when they were at their peak and Pakistan was a nightmare, but we are better now.

The main challenge today is sectarian violence and target killing, but for the foreigners, this distinction is irrelevant.

Pakistan will need 5-6 years of complete peace for other countries to reconsider their stance on touring.

 

[ExpressPacer]

There is no reason for other teams to unite against terrorism. It is a Pakistani problem and other countries cannot risk their lives for a monster that we created ourselves.

Cricket does not lose anything by not playing in Pakistan. Nobody cares. Only Pakistan is suffering.

People won't like to hear it, but Pakistan although is a big cricketing nation, is not exactly an iconic cricketing venue like Australia, England and India. It's probably on par with South Africa in this respect.

Young players in different countries dream of playing and doing well in the Big 3 countries, but not necessarily Pakistan. One major reason is that we don't have an illustrious stadium like Lord's, MCG, Eden Gardens etc.

The one named after the Libyan tyrant is good, but not at their level.

Spot on. Over the course of the next 4-5 years, Pakistan may get the occasional tours from Zimbabwe and Bangladesh. Maybe even West Indies or Sri Lanka but I don't see Pakistan playing any of their proper home series in Pakistan. However, this may also come as a benefit to the PCB because whenever a major match or series is held in Pakistan, the stadiums will be flooded and PCB can cash in. Before the Sri Lankan attack, I remember seeing international matches with empty stadiums in Pakistan.

As for the stadiums, Gaddafi isn't that good but the one Malik Riaz is making may be top notch. However, it wont really have a history we can look back to.

 

[MenInG]

stay on topic

 

[Pakpak]

We need to play a full season of PSL in Pakistan to show the world that everything is fine. It is fine, we face less incidents today than we did when teams were touring us but we need to take the first step.

 

[Tekcirc]

We need to play a full season of PSL in Pakistan to show the world that everything is fine. It is fine, we face less incidents today than we did when teams were touring us but we need to take the first step.

PSL in Pakistan would be without any foreign players!

 

[MenInG]

PSL in Pakistan would be without any foreign players!

No point of that; it just becomes another version of the local comps

 

[Tekcirc]

No point of that; it just becomes another version of the local comps

Exactly, When no amount of money is bringing mercenary players into Pakistan, what chance is of getting a full fledged team to tour!!

 

[Couch Cricketer]

Btw many people here are forgetting Aus had stopped touring us long before the attack on SL team. SL team toured us despite the danger and we didn't even provide them with competent security. After a cricket team was targeted directly. No team will be willing to risk it. People in Pakistan feel it is safer than a few years ago but they are comparing it to how they felt a few years ago.
Another thing in other countries if you go on tour you get to visit beaches, tourist spots etc but if they come to Pakistan will have to stay for days cooped up inside their hotel rooms no one will be willing to tour under such conditions. Instead of hosting a whole series we should actually try to host maybe just an 1 Odi or T20 of a series. We shouldn't go for all or nothing. If a team has to play just 1 match they might be willing to come from Dubai one day before the match play it and leave the same day or the next. After that they might be willing to tour longer but we have to ease them into it.

 

[Pakpak]

PSL in Pakistan would be without any foreign players!

No point of that; it just becomes another version of the local comps

I meant, bring PSL to Pakistan with foreign players. If not then keep trying, we really need cricket back in Pakistan.

 

[Tekcirc]

I meant, bring PSL to Pakistan with foreign players. If not then keep trying, we really need cricket back in Pakistan.

No one is willing to risk that. Coming to Pakistan becomes a dangerous proposition, Pakistan hypes up the security details and packages to make it attractive which in turn makes it more attractive target for the terrorists which in turn ups the threat perception. This is a vicious cycle Pakistan cricket is stuck in.. add in the usual bureaucratic bungling by the PCB.

 

[Pakpak]

No one is willing to risk that. Coming to Pakistan becomes a dangerous proposition, Pakistan hypes up the security details and packages to make it attractive which in turn makes it more attractive target for the terrorists which in turn ups the threat perception. This is a vicious cycle Pakistan cricket is stuck in.. add in the usual bureaucratic bungling by the PCB.

I am not worried about security issues, they will be stellar. I am worrie about the bungling by PCB

Eg here, they should have had an independent report by an independent authority before approaching WCB

 

[Tekcirc]

I am not worried about security issues, they will be stellar. I am worrie about the bungling by PCB

Eg here, they should have had an independent report by an independent authority before approaching WCB

What makes you so sure about "stellar security"?? Be realistic bro, nothing stellar with regards to security in Pakistan.

PCB did not have an independent report done because they know the reality which would have been reflected.

 

[Pakpak]

What makes you so sure about "stellar security"?? Be realistic bro, nothing stellar with regards to security in Pakistan.

PCB did not have an independent report done because they know the reality which would have been reflected.

Look at the security for Zim. It was guaranteed by our armed forces. I trust them more than I do Sethi. You're welcome not to.

The bold bit: what reality is that?

The attacks which we have now are half of when India, England, SA last toured us.

 

[cricketjoshila]

The problem is that almost every team will be advised by their foreign office and foreign office will rely on intelligence inputs and Embassy reports.Its there that Pakistan must work to convince people.

One of my fondest memories of a cricket tournament was the 1997 Quadrangular in Lahore.Sad cricket isnt played there anymore.

 

[Sarfarazian92]

I dont get how people are claiming safe, Blasts happened in Peshawar, Quetta, Karachi is mostly on the boil, and in march last year a public park in Laore was bombed with children in it. How do you say its safe from the POV who is an outsider.

That was true a couple of years ago, not now.

But yes, getting mugged on the street is an experience one must go through to call himself a true Karachiite.

No blasts or everyday firing in Karachi like it used to be a few years back.

 

[Tekcirc]

That was true a couple of years ago, not now.

But yes, getting mugged on the street is an experience one must go through to call himself a true Karachiite.

No blasts or everyday firing in Karachi like it used to be a few years back.

A city whose law and order depends upon paramilitary forces doesn't really cry SAFE!

 

[Pakpak]

A city whose law and order depends upon paramilitary forces doesn't really cry SAFE!

Everywhere from football as well to cricket, for big events armed forces also provide security.

No city in Pakistan depends on ''paramilitary forces''.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Another blast in para chinar today claiming 25 lives , pakistan is still at war and until the terrorism is under control we can not invite any team.

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

What makes you think these teams will play in Pakistan now when they did not enter the country when Pak was safe and doing well economically between 1999-2006?

The best you can get for the next 5 years is Sri lanka. But even for that you will have to make lots of promises.

Sethi, Shehryar love inviting teams but do not do anything about the domestic structure. Maybe spend all that time on something that can change our fortunes

 

[Pakpak]

What makes you think these teams will play in Pakistan now when they did not enter the country when Pak was safe and doing well economically between 1999-2006?

The best you can get for the next 5 years is Sri lanka. But even for that you will have to make lots of promises.

Sethi, Shehryar love inviting teams but do not do anything about the domestic structure. Maybe spend all that time on something that can change our fortunes

But all teams barring Australia did come during those times.

 

[Pakpak]

Another blast in para chinar today claiming 25 lives , pakistan is still at war and until the terrorism is under control we can not invite any team.

Blast was in FATA, next to the Afghan border. Hardly a surprise considering the operation going on there.

 

[Tekcirc]

But all teams barring Australia did come during those times.

Because during those times, there was something of Asian bloc under Dalmiya. He actively brought in Bangladesh and ended the hegemony of England and Australia in ICC. Despite all the political tensions cricket flourished. I remember that when australia backed out, it was the Asian countries who came to Pakistan for the Asia Cup. 2008 I think. After Mumbai attacks, PCB kinda went on the offensive against the BCCI and things got worse with attack SL team.
NZ had a bomb blast outside their team hotel when they toured and left right away.

PCB became a pariah entity and to make matters worse for PCB, IPL was a rousing success which made BCCI's finances a lot robust. A loss of Pakistan series no longer affected them. add to that coming of hawkish BCCI administrators like Anurag Thakur.

and I think SL would be one of the last teams to ever consider touring Pakistan. No SLC administrator would risk his career for such a move. Bangladesh, Pakistan relations are at an all time low due to war crime tribunals. White countries were always reluctant to come to Asia in the first place. Now left are Zim and WI.
WI have hard time convincing its merc players who are making too much money in T20 franchises to stay in the WI team, it would be harder for them to ask them tour to a country with threat perception.

Afghanistan can be a regular invite but that would be a huge downgrade for Pakistan. I think investment into UAE needs to be about bringing spectators into the stadiums, scheduling etc needs to be set right. Have some tie up with schools or something invite school kids for free into the stadiums.

 

[Pakpak]

Because during those times, there was something of Asian bloc under Dalmiya. He actively brought in Bangladesh and ended the hegemony of England and Australia in ICC. Despite all the political tensions cricket flourished. I remember that when australia backed out, it was the Asian countries who came to Pakistan for the Asia Cup. 2008 I think. After Mumbai attacks, PCB kinda went on the offensive against the BCCI and things got worse with attack SL team.
NZ had a bomb blast outside their team hotel when they toured and left right away.

PCB became a pariah entity and to make matters worse for PCB, IPL was a rousing success which made BCCI's finances a lot robust. A loss of Pakistan series no longer affected them. add to that coming of hawkish BCCI administrators like Anurag Thakur.

and I think SL would be one of the last teams to ever consider touring Pakistan. No SLC administrator would risk his career for such a move. Bangladesh, Pakistan relations are at an all time low due to war crime tribunals. White countries were always reluctant to come to Asia in the first place. Now left are Zim and WI.
WI have hard time convincing its merc players who are making too much money in T20 franchises to stay in the WI team, it would be harder for them to ask them tour to a country with threat perception.

Afghanistan can be a regular invite but that would be a huge downgrade for Pakistan. I think investment into UAE needs to be about bringing spectators into the stadiums, scheduling etc needs to be set right. Have some tie up with schools or something invite school kids for free into the stadiums.

England, SA, WI all non-Asian teams still visited us.

I think investment into UAE needs to be about bringing spectators into the stadiums, scheduling etc needs to be set right.

Fortunately PCB does not run on what you think.

 

[Nil Dhumrojal]

I agree with inzi that security is*very well for the last couple of years in Pak. But it needs to be like this for another 5 years to convince any team to tour. Hope it remains same for another 5 years( without any incidents). After that IRE,SL,WI should be invited to tour there and after that I hope every country would visit there. I hope int cricket return to Pak as soon as possible.

 

[Pakpak]

I agree with inzi that security is*very well for the last couple of years in Pak. But it needs to be like this for another 5 years to convince any team to tour. Hope it remains same for another 5 years( without any incidents). After that IRE,SL,WI should be invited to tour there and after that I hope every country would visit there. I hope int cricket return to Pak as soon as possible.

Admirable hopes but you left your team out in the hopefuls to visit.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Blast was in FATA, next to the Afghan border. Hardly a surprise considering the operation going on there.

When the world reads it , it only sees Pakistan.

 

[Pakpak]

When the world reads it , it only sees Pakistan.

We won't be hosting any games near the border. The world is clever enough to know the difference between what happens near the border than metropolitan Lahore.

 

[JibranAnsari]

We won't be hosting any games near the border. The world is clever enough to know the difference between what happens near the border than metropolitan Lahore.

Remember attack gulshan Iqbal park Lahore? I was just a km away. It was center of Lahore , Lahore needs to avoid such attacks for next five years to be in any contention

 

[Pakpak]

Remember attack gulshan Iqbal park Lahore? I was just a km away. It was center of Lahore , Lahore needs to avoid such attacks for next five years to be in any contention

Lahore has hardly faced major attacks other than isolated incidents. Faisalabad, Multan are all safe. If we keep making excuses we won't see cricket for the next 50 years. Thankfully, for all the corruption the Nooras give out, I agree with them here. Bring cricket back home.

 

[Major]

Do you live in Pakistan?

We are still not there, but things are much better now. As far as security is concerned, there is a degree of optimism in Pakistan now and people no longer fear going to public places because a bomb could explode anywhere.

After the APS massacre, the Army got serious and broke TTP's back. There are still terrorists activists here and there, but they aren't widespread like before. 2009-2010 was when they were at their peak and Pakistan was a nightmare, but we are better now.

The main challenge today is sectarian violence and target killing, but for the foreigners, this distinction is irrelevant.

Pakistan will need 5-6 years of complete peace for other countries to reconsider their stance on touring.

yar Mamoon, Pakistan needs to get law and order right. Security is linked to it.

Providing a presidential security to a team will still not convince anyone. Law and order implementation will

 

[ahsan17]

As mentioned previously, using terrorist attacks in remote Balochistan or remote KPK is a silly excuse and shows a lack of understanding of ground reality. These are the only places terrorists are able to target now. All the matches are being played in Sindh and Punjab.

 

[Pakpak]

As mentioned previously, using terrorist attacks in remote Balochistan or remote KPK is a silly excuse and shows a lack of understanding of ground reality. These are the only places terrorists are able to target now. All the matches are being played in Sindh and Punjab.

And places like Faisalabad, Multan and even Lahore (barring rare incidents) are safe, especially the first two.

 

[The_KING]

I agree with Inzy. All teams should unite in fight against terrorism. Getting scared of terrorism is playing in the hands of terrorists. Teams should start visiting Pakistan now.

Lol a very naive thing to say. Why should any foreigner risk their lives by uniting against terrorism? Terrorism is a Pakistan problem.

 

[Flat_Track_Bully]

Like I said Pakistan are running around for other countries and earning them revenue and nobody comes to help them.

Lahore is safe to host. I blame the media for not doing enough to promote the country. Until the government steps up funding for promoting the country at an international PR standard then people will rely on informtion from others to pass judgement.

Pakistani fans who think Pakistan is not safe enough don't understand our cricket is dieing, we need home tour revenue. If we don't get it within 5 years we are done. We will become like Afghanistan.

 

[Junaids]

Lahore has hardly faced major attacks other than isolated incidents. Faisalabad, Multan are all safe. If we keep making excuses we won't see cricket for the next 50 years. Thankfully, for all the corruption the Nooras give out, I agree with them here. Bring cricket back home.

Lahore had a mass terror attack on Christians in a park in March 2016.

So start the clock there, and if Lahore goes ten years without another attack it can be considered for international cricket in March 2026.

 

[ali2220]

Lahore had a mass terror attack on Christians in a park in March 2016.

So start the clock there, and if Lahore goes ten years without another attack it can be considered for international cricket in March 2026.

In other words you are saying never, as i doubt even NY will be without any terror attacks for next ten years.

 

[Junaids]

Lahore has hardly faced major attacks other than isolated incidents. Faisalabad, Multan are all safe. If we keep making excuses we won't see cricket for the next 50 years. Thankfully, for all the corruption the Nooras give out, I agree with them here. Bring cricket back home.

In other words you are saying never, as i doubt even NY will be without any terror attacks for next ten years.

But Lahore is the only city in the world to have had an international cricket team attacked.

Personally I think the ICC is being gutless because of prior Tamil Tigers and IRA issues. They should have just banned Pakistan from hosting international cricket for 20 years.

 

[ali2220]

But Lahore is the only city in the world to have had an international cricket team attacked.

Personally I think the ICC is being gutless because of prior Tamil Tigers and IRA issues. They should have just banned Pakistan from hosting international cricket for 20 years.

We can say that the ban is still there, as the attack happened almost 10 years back and there have been no international cricket during this period. And 20 years would have been too much, should have ideally been 5-10 years, then again a ban would have been pointless as even after completion of ban international cricket wouldn't have resumed.

 

[ahsan17]

Lahore had a mass terror attack on Christians in a park in March 2016.

So start the clock there, and if Lahore goes ten years without another attack it can be considered for international cricket in March 2026.

Let's apply the same metric to India or Bangladesh then. They have the occasional attack in cities that host cricket, like Lahore does once every several years.