KARACHI/COLOMBO, July 9(ABC): The Pakistan cricket team was forced to cancel its practice session scheduled for Saturday after Sri Lankan police imposed a curfew in some areas of Colombo ahead of violent protests against the government.
An official of the Pakistan team confirmed that the practice session was cancelled due to the political situation in the country.
“Pakistan’s training session at P Sara Oval for tomorrow has been cancelled,” said Ahsan Iftekhar Nagi, the media manager of the touring Pakistan team from Sri Lanka on Friday night. He confirmed that the session was called off due to the curfew that was imposed on Friday night.
According to media reports from Sri Lanka, police had fired tear gas and used water cannons against an anti-government protest by students.
A massive protest is also planned in the county on the weekend.