*KARACHI: *Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Najam Sethi and ChiefOperating Officer Subhan Ahmad will be traveling to India on April 21 toattend an International Cricket Council (ICC) meeting.
Sethi is also likely to meet his Board of Control for Cricket in India(BCCI) counterpart to discuss the resumption of bilateral cricketing tiesbetween the famous arch-rivals.
The source also confirmed that only two PCB officials were issued visas toattend the meetings, which will take place in Kolkata on April 22, and thatthe ICC played a vital role in the matter.
The visa issuance to Sethi and Subhan can be termed as a real breakthroughbetween the two neighboring countries, as in the past 15 months, the IndianHigh Commission has turned down visa applications from different Pakistanisporting contingents including hockey, squash, blind cricket and wrestling.
The source also confirmed that during the ICC meeting, securityarrangements in Pakistan during the recently concluded series of WestIndies and Pakistan Super League (PSL) playoffs will be discussed in detail.
“Sethi and Subhan will be flying to Kolkata on April 21 for the meetingsduring which Pakistan’s security arrangements and organisation of the PSLmatches and T20I series against West Indies in Lahore and Karachi will bediscussed,” told the official.
The head of the ICC’s special task force on Pakistan cricket — Giles Clarke— will also submit a report on the return of international matches to thecountry.