‘Arrival of cricketers a good omen’

CM Punjab hoped many more international teams would visit Pakistan

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has said the arrival of international cricketers of World XI to Pakistan was a good omen for sports field, adding that it will help revive international sports activities in Pakistan.

He hoped that many more international teams would visit Pakistan. He said that it would give a message to the world community that Pakistan was a peaceful country having a soft image. The chief minister said the Punjab government has made best arrangements for the matches between World XI and Pakistan.



“These arrangements are of international standards and I am sure that the international cricketers would depart with good memories and the spectators would also enjoy these cricket matches,” he added.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 13^th, 2017.