Sri Lanka players during the first ODI. (AP photo) Security around the visiting Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan has been tightened after a deadly suicide attack rocked Islamabad on Tuesday, killing 12 people and injuring several others. The blast, which occurred outside the judicial complex in the capital, has raised concerns as Sri Lanka continue their limited-overs tour of the country.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SIGN UP NOW!Sources told PTI that Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi, who also serves as the federal interior minister, personally met Sri Lankan officials and players to assure them of “security measures against goofing off”. Naqvi visited the stadium on Tuesday to oversee the security arrangements and brief the team on the next steps taken after the attack.
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“Security has been beefed up with the help of the Pakistan Army and paramilitary Rangers who are now tasked with monitoring security for visiting players and officials,” a PCB source confirmed.Pakistan’s interior ministry has indirectly accused the Taliban-led Afghan government of allowing the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to operate from its soil. Tensions between the two neighbors have escalated following failed peace talks in Doha and Pakistan’s recent military operations in Afghan border areas where TTP camps are said to be located.The Sri Lankan team is currently playing a three-match ODI series in Rawalpindi, where Pakistan took a 1-0 lead after a thrilling six-run win on Tuesday. Sri Lanka will later participate in a T20 tri-series with Zimbabwe from November 17-29.The 2009 terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan team in Lahore remains a painful memory – and some Pakistani authorities are determined not to let it happen again.
