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India must provide full security to PCB delegation

Islamabad: Pakistan has strongly condemned Shiv Sena attack on the BCCI headquarters in Mumbai and demanded of India to provide foolproof security to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) delegation visiting India.
The Foreign Office has sought a report from the Pakistani high commission in New Delhi regarding the Shiv Sena militants storming of BCCI headquarters, said a source.
The source said that PCB Chairman Sheheryar Khan was facing life threats from Shiv Sena extremists. Pakistani High Commissioner Abdul Basit has called back the PCB chairman along with his delegation immediately to the high commission office in New Delhi.
Meanwhile, Foreign Office Spokesman Qazi Khalil Ullah in a statement issued here said that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will hold a one-on-one meeting with US President Barack Obama on October 22 to exchange views on bilateral relations and matters of mutual interest.
The two leaders will exchange views on Pakistan-US ties and prevailing situation in the Middle East. Matters related to Afghan peace talks and regional security will also come under discussion during the meeting. The prime minister will raise the Kashmir issue with Obama, the statement said.

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