Security experts visit Karachi stadium

English security expert Andy Allman listens to a Pakistani police officer at Karachi's National Stadium © AFP

The two security experts reviewing arrangements for England's proposed tour this October have spent the first day of their three-day trip examining the facilities at Karachi's National Stadium. Karachi is the most contentious venue at which any of the three Tests or five ODIs will be staged.

Andy Allman and Douglas Dick, representing Oliver Security, a private firm appointed by the England & Wales Cricket Board, visited the ground, which is scheduled to host the third Test, and spoke to local police and military officials. The pair declined, however, to talk to reporters.

"You can't hide the environment of a city in the computer age," Ghulam Mohammad, the home secretary of Sindh province, said after the visit. "But we have answered their questions over security arrangements and they will give their analysis to the ECB."

The pair will visit other venues and hold more discussions with local police and security officials before submitting their report to the ECB at the end of the week.