Decision to tour Pakistan a wise one?
Bangladesh's decision to tour Pakistan and to end its three-year exile from hosting international matches may be welcomed by Pakistani fans, players and politicians
Carlyle Laurie
25-Feb-2013
Bangladesh's decision to tour Pakistan and to end its three-year exile from hosting international matches may be welcomed by Pakistani fans, players and politicians. Al-Amin does a reality check in Daily Star. He says that despite security assurances from the highest quarters, a recent spate of terrorist attacks shows Pakistan is still not a safe place to play cricket.
Is Pakistan now safe for a cricket team to tour? Kamal is convinced and so is the highest authority of Bangladesh. But ask anybody else or even a Pakistani and he will whisper in your ears, "Peace must return to Pakistan before cricket does".
In an editorial in the online edition of the New Age, the writer says that the decision to send the Bangladesh team to Pakistan should have been taken by top officials of the board in various capacities, security experts and the Bangladesh government itself.