Punjab CM, COAS discuss security for PSL final

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Shehbaz Sharif telephoned Army Chief General Qamar Bajwa and spoke about security arrangements for the Pakistan Super League final scheduled to take place at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, sources confirmed.

The Army chief assured complete support for holding the cricket match, sources added.

The Chief Minister reiterated that it was their priority to remove the air of fear and insecurity that had overshadowed people in the country.

Gen Bajwa instructed Shehbaz Sharif to inform him of the security equipment required for the map.

Plans for holding the PSL final in Lahore had been left in the lurch after a suicide attack in Lahore last month killed at least 13 people. However, the Army Chief reiterated that incidents like the Lahore blast can neither lower our national resolve nor affect our ongoing efforts against terrorism, the Inter-Services Public Relations said in a statement.

The COAS said the Army will extend full support to everyone concerned for holding the PSL final as scheduled.