The Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency (PILDAT) has issued a report detailing its assessment of the recently-concluded general election, expressing deep concerns over a decline in fairness scores compared to previous election cycles.
Karachi : Sindh chief minister's law adviser Murtaza Wahab on Thursday announced that the rest of the matches of the Karachi leg of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2020 will be held behind close doors and without fans, reported on Geo News .
Sindh government has decided that the remaining matches of PSL in Karachi will take place without any crowd," he said on Twitter.
"This decision has been made after consultation with all stakeholders including the Pakistan Cricket Board.
The PCB soon confirmed the development, saying in a press release that "the precautionary decision has been made to better protect the health and safety of the spectators, players, officials and media."
The decision will not impact accredited commercial partners, media and other service providers, who will be allowed to enter the National Stadium.
In addition, immediate families of the competing players and player support personnel as well as franchise owners will be allowed to attend matches, the board added in its press release.
"Health and safety is paramount and takes precedence over cricket. The PCB takes the health and safety of its players, spectators, officials, media, service providers and security personnel very seriously," PCB Chief Executive Wasim Khan said.
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