Colonel (retd) Shuja Khanzada the home minister of Punjab also said that because of real fears from splinter groups it was necessary to implement a comprehensive foolproof security plan for the Zimbabwe team.
"There is a national action plan against terrorism going on right now and we are taking offensive action against terrorists and criminals. In these circumstances we can't take any chances at all," Khanzada who is coordinating the entire security plan for the Zimbabwe team said on Geo News channel today.
"They are splinter groups now active who are out to sabotage our economic progress and the incident in Karachi was not an isolated one. It was meant to sabotage the tour by Zimbabwe and they nearly succeeded in their aim," he said.
"But we are thankful to the Zimbabwe cricket board and their government for believing in us and going ahead with the tour," he said.
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The minister said the around 6000 Punjab police force who were on security duty for the series were personally motivated as they realised it was a matter of pride and prestige of Pakistan.
He said the Army had also offered to assist if required in providing security for the series which was a positive sign. Khanzada was confident that after Zimbabwe more test teams will return to Pakistan.