PCB unhappy over minister's comment on bomb attack

Karachi: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) hierarchy is not happy with the timing of the disclosure made by Federal Minister for Information, Pervez Rasheed about an alleged foiled suicide bomb attack near the Gaddafi stadium in Lahore on Friday night.

Rasheed told Geo News channel that due to the bravery and vigilance of the policemen on duty the suicide bomber failed to penetrate the security cordon around the stadium where the second ODI was taking place between Pakistan and Zimbabwe.

Rasheed's disclosure caused embarrassment for not only the PCB but also the senior police officials who after the blasts had said they occurred due to an explosion in a power transformer close to the stadium.

Embarrassing
"It is so embarrassing and we fear now that all the hard work we put into making this tour possible could go waste. As the timing of the minister's statement was not right we wanted to talk about it after the Zimbabwe team returned home on Monday," a reliable source in the board said.