Pakistan cricket hit by political turmoil! PCB shifts President’s Trophy matches

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has shifted ongoing President’s Trophy Grade 1 matches away from Peshawar and Abbottabad following the federal government’s announcement of a state of emergency and the imposition of governor’s rule in the politically troubled province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.The venue changes come amid escalating political tensions involving the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the party of former prime minister Imran Khan, which had been governing the province. According to a Cricinfo report, the PCB has moved fixtures originally scheduled at Imran Khan Stadium in Peshawar and Abbottabad Cricket Stadium to venues in Sheikhupura and Lahore.The decision has disrupted the schedule as the first-class competition approaches the end of its league stage. Matches in Islamabad and Rawalpindi, the other two host cities, will continue as planned.PCB revises venues as political tensions escalateThe emergency was announced following presidential approval of recommendations submitted by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s federal cabinet.