The Pakistan Cricket Board has moved its national Twenty20 tournament from Lahore to Karachi in a bid to raise funds for flood victims in the southern Sindh province.
President Asif Ali Zardari, who is also patron of the PCB, met with board officials and players in Karachi on Monday and discussed ways to raise funds for those affected by the floods.
Monsoon rains since early August have killed more than 220 people, damaged or destroyed some 665,000 homes and displaced more than 1.8 million people in the Sindh province. Karachi, its capital, has been unaffected.
The PCB said in a statement on Tuesday that "as desired by the president ... the venue of the tournament has been shifted from Lahore to National Stadium, Karachi."
Afghanistan is among the 14 teams participating in the Sept. 25-Oct. 2 tournament. AP
President Asif Ali Zardari, who is also patron of the PCB, met with board officials and players in Karachi on Monday and discussed ways to raise funds for those affected by the floods.
Monsoon rains since early August have killed more than 220 people, damaged or destroyed some 665,000 homes and displaced more than 1.8 million people in the Sindh province. Karachi, its capital, has been unaffected.
The PCB said in a statement on Tuesday that "as desired by the president ... the venue of the tournament has been shifted from Lahore to National Stadium, Karachi."
Afghanistan is among the 14 teams participating in the Sept. 25-Oct. 2 tournament. AP
