Auckland: The New Zealand cricket team had canceled the tour of Pakistan a few hours before the start of the match due to security concerns, but now the reason for ending the tour has come to light.
According to the International News Agency, a report published in the prestigious Auckland-based newspaper "New Zealand Herald" has revealed that the decision to terminate the Pakistan cricket team on the spot was taken by "Five Eyes" was based on intelligence.
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The newspaper claimed that the five-nation intelligence alliance, Five Eyes, had issued an alert that there could be an attack on the New Zealand team outside the stadium. In New Zealand, the "Five Eyes" report is considered credible and reliable.
The newspaper report further said that after receiving an alert from Five Eyes, the chairman of the New Zealand Cricket Board had telephoned the chairman of the PCB and informed him of the decision to cancel the tour, after which the prime ministers of the two countries There was also contact between.
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Earlier, New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson had confirmed that the report was credible and needed immediate action, but did not say how New Zealand cricket was threatened in Pakistan.
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It should be noted that the Five Eyes is an alliance between the five intelligence agencies of New Zealand, Australia, Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom in which intelligence is shared with each other and these five countries do not share this information with any sixth country. Were obliged to give.