Australia A and South Africa tours still on

The Pakistan board is certain that the twin blasts that rocked Pakistan's northern city of Rawalpindi on Tuesday will not affect either the ongoing Australia A tour or the forthcoming home series against South Africa later in September. The blasts occurred on Tuesday morning and killed at least 24 people

"We have not had any concerns from either the Australian or the South African authorities so far and as far as things stand, both tours are still on," Shafqat Naghmi, the board's chief operating officer, told Cricinfo.

Although there are no matches against Australia A scheduled for Rawalpindi, the one-day international between Pakistan and South Africa initially scheduled for the city was moved to Karachi last month. The Pakistan board cited the lack of cricket facilities in Peshawar and Rawalpindi as reason for the change. However, it was widely reported that the South Africans had expressed concerns over playing in Rawalpindi due to its close proximity to Islamabad where the standoff between the government and the radical mosque clerks took place in July.