RAWALPINDI: The district administration and police have finalised arrangements for cricket matches between Pakistan and New Zealand in the garrison city.

Commissioner Rawalpindi Division Liaquat Ali Chattha chaired a meeting in this regard which was attended by RPO Syed Khurram Ali, Deputy Commissioner Hasan Waqar Cheema and other officials.

The commissioner was briefed about the arrangements for the matches.

The meeting was told that the stadium had the capacity to accommodate 17,000 people.

Two T20 and two ODI matches between the two teams will be played in the stadium during which 4,500 personnel will be deployed for security. A 50-bed emergency ward will be dedicated in the hall of the nearby urology hospital. Private and government ambulances will also be present near the stadium.

Adequate arrangements have been made for parking and checking points established for the visitors.

A shuttle service will be provided between the checking points and the stadium. Cameras will be installed at different places inside and outside the stadium.

The commissioner said administrative measures had been taken and all the departments will work as one unit.

He said PSL was organised successfully and in the same manner foolproof security arrangements had been made for the matches between Pakistan and New Zealand.

He directed that parking and lighting should be well managed and a strategy should be made to avoid rush.

The Rawalpindi Waste Management Company staff will be fully active for cleaning the area, adding Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA) should play its active role to beautify Murree Road.

Published in Dawn, April 11th, 2023