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International matches in Pakistan starting from April

ISLAMABAD Feb 10, Minister for Inter Provincial Coordination Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani Friday said that the international cricket matches are likely to resume in the country from April.Answering a question of Ms Shireen Arshad Khan he told National Assembly that Pakistan Cricket Board is currently in contact with Ministry of Interior and Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) for hosting a test and one day series with Bangladesh in April/May 2012.

A delegation of Bangladesh is arriving in the country in the first week of March. The interior ministry officials will brief the officials of Bangladesh Cricket Board about elaborated security arrangements of their visiting cricket team. He said the last international cricket match was played in Lahore against Sri Lanka from March 1 to 5, 2009.

The game was called off after the terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan team on March 3. After the unfortunate incident, no international cricket was played in Pakistan and all home series are being played on neutral venues.