Man arrested for threatening Australian team in Pakistan
Pakistan-Australia (image soruce : Twitter)
The Faisalabad police on Thursday arrested a person who was suspected of threatening the Australian team during their tour to Pakistan. He allegedly threatened to harm the Australian cricket team during a phone call to the Australian interior ministry.
As per the police, the person identified as Irfan, a resident of Sarfraz colony has made a phone call to the Australian interior ministry. He threatened to hurt the Australian team that was in Pakistan at the time to play the Test and ODI series and a T20 match.
The Station House Officer of Ghulam Muhammad Abad, Rana Mazharul Haq arrested the accused and recovered the cell phone that he used to make the call to the Australian interior ministry. He jumped into action after reports reached him from the special branch. Further investigation against the suspect is underway.
Australia’s Tour of Pakistan
Australia toured Pakistan after 24 years. In the historical tour, the two teams battled it out in all formats of the game. In the three-match Test series, Australia won the last match to win the series as the first two tests were drawn.
In the 50 over format Pakistan emerged victorious. They won the final to matches of the series after being 1-0 down. In the lone T20I competition Australia won by 3 wickets and completed a successful tour.
The news of the Australian team being threatened during their stay in Pakistan might not be beneficial to the cricketing interests of the nation. After international cricket has returned to Pakistan, Australia is the first big team to tour the nation. Such an incident was not wanted during the landmark tour.
