New Zealand calls off cricket series under conspiracy: Sheikh Rasheed

Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid said that the tour of New Zealand has been cancelled under a conspiracy, there was full security for the New Zealand team including commandos, he also offered the New Zealand team to hold the match without spectators.

Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid said that the Prime Minister had assured security to his New Zealand counterpart.

Sheikh Rashid said that we have not received any threat, it is not appropriate to name the conspirators, we are a responsible country.

The Home Minister said that Pakistan’s efforts for peace were sabotaged and wanted to make Pakistan a scapegoat with gloved hands.

Sheikh Rashid said that the United States withdrew from Afghanistan by agreement, Afghanistan cannot become Scandinavia in 17 days.

He said that there was no failure of the Home Ministry, four months security team inspected and approved, none of our institutions had any threat, Indian media is spewing poison against us.

The Home Minister said that the arrangements for the England team are complete, the decision is up to them, the English team came to Pakistan, they will welcome him, there is no security problem for cricket in Pakistan.

PCB chairman Rameez Raja said it is disappointing to end the series unilaterally due to security threats, especially when nothing was said about the threat.