Times of Islamabad

Pakistan provides presidential level security to Srilankan Cricket team upon arrival at Karachi

Pakistan provides presidential level security to Srilankan Cricket team upon arrival at Karachi

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan provides presidential level security to SrilankanCricket team upon arrival at Karachi Airport.

A residential level security greeted the Sri Lankan cricket team as itarrived at Karachi on Tuesday for the upcoming limited-overs engagementsagainst Pakistan.

The Sri Lankan team, which arrived hours after a delegation of its securityexperts had checked in, was taken directly from the old Karachi airporttarmac to the VIP lounge amid heavy security.

They were then driven in bulletproof coasters and cars to the hotel asheavy rains lashed the city.

Sri Lanka will play three one-day internationals in Karachi on September 27and 29 and October 3 before moving to Lahore for a three-match T20 seriesthat concludes on October 9.