Regarding the cancellation of the visit to Pakistan by New Zealand, it has been claimed that the Kiwis canceled the visit to Pakistan on the information of the alliance of intelligence agencies.
According to the New Zealand Herald news agency, New Zealand had received information from a coalition of intelligence agencies from five countries that their team could be targeted in Pakistan.
The 'Five Eyes' alliance is made up of intelligence agencies from New Zealand, Canada, Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom, and the threat was finally confirmed before the match, which led to contacts between top Pakistani and New Zealand officials. ۔
In this regard, the Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan had also tried to contact his Kiwi counterpart Jacinda Ardern, but despite assurances of security to the Prime Minister of New Zealand, New Zealand decided not to continue the visit.
Within 12 hours of all these contacts, the tour was announced to be canceled.
The New Zealand government is fully supporting the decision of its cricket board, despite strong criticism from the cricket community, including Pakistan, for canceling the series at the last minute from Pakistan for security reasons.
New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister Brant Robertson did not confirm that the visit was canceled because of the threat, but said that the threat had been reported from a highly credible source and that immediate action was needed. Was
"In such a situation, it is not possible for you to know the details of the attack, so it needed to be taken seriously on an immediate basis," he said.
The Deputy Prime Minister said that we fully support the decision taken by New Zealand Cricket. He made this decision after a security analysis. What
"We are grateful to Pakistan for keeping the team safe and acknowledge how disappointing this decision is for cricket circles in Pakistan but the safety of the players is paramount," he said.
A senior New Zealand official claimed that Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern had spoken to Imran Khan about the threat of an attack on the team's arrival at the stadium for the first ODI, the report said.
It should be noted that the New Zealand team came to Pakistan to play ODI and T20 series after a long gap of 18 years.
The New Zealand team was to play a series of three ODIs and five T20 matches in the tour.
On arrival in Pakistan, the visiting team was provided foolproof security and the 15-member squad trained three times in the stadium.
The first ODI between the two teams was scheduled for Friday but a few hours before the start of the match, New Zealand canceled the tour of Pakistan due to security concerns.
Following the cancellation of the tour, the New Zealand players were instructed to stay in hotel rooms and the Kiwis returned home today.
