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'Pakistan women's team showed courage by playing in India'

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Press Trust of India Lahore
Last Updated : Mar 03 2013 | 5:25 PM IST
Chairperson of the Pakistan Cricket Board women's wing Bushra Aitzaz said the national team had shown lot of courage by going to play in India in the ICC World Cup and other countries, including India, must now reciprocate by playing in Pakistan.
"They were direct threats against our team and they were threats that our team will not be allowed to play in India. But we still sent our team which showed lot of courage going to India in such circumstances," Bushra Aitzaz, the women's wing chairperson, said.
"The board sent the team because it didn't want the World Cup or international cricket to suffer or become a talking point," she said on a PTV sports channel.
"Our point of view was clear that it was the responsibility of the Indian government to ensure security of our players and such threats should not stop or disrupt international cricket activities," she said.
Bushra, who is the wife of well known politician and lawyer, Aitzaz Ahsan said India should also send its team to Pakistan now.
"Security is an issue everywhere in the world but when we are willing to do everything to provide comfort and security to visiting teams they should also reciprocate and support us by playing in Pakistan," she said.

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First Published: Mar 03 2013 | 5:25 PM IST

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