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Punjab terror attack puts India-Pakistan cricket series in doubt

Punjab terror attack puts India-Pakistan cricket series in doubt

India Blooms News Service | | 27 Jul 2015, 07:13 pm
New Delhi, July 27 (IBNS): The terror attack in Punjab on Monday has left chances of hosting cricket series between India and Pakistan under doubts.

BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur told  The Times of India: "Pakistan need to know that cricket can't be played if the security and peace of our nation is affected. I understand a sport is a different thing, but our internal security is important."

As per the ICC's Future Tours Programme, India was scheduled to play a series against Pakistan at a neutral venue, reports said.

Both the nations had last played a Test match against each other in 2007.

India and Pakistan have faced each other in ICC tournaments with the last being played during the World Cup this year.

Meanwhile, the anti-terror operation in Punjab's Gurdaspur district has come to an end with security forces killing all the three terrorists, reports said.

At least 11 people have been killed in the attack which include  5 policemen and 3 civilians, reports said.

The gun battle between the terrorists and security forces was held for nearly 12 hours on Monday. The terrorists were holed up in Dinanagar police station.

The police personnel killed in the encounter includes the Superintendent of Police of Gurdaspur district.
 

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