{"id":773,"date":"2021-09-22T11:35:35","date_gmt":"2021-09-22T11:35:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.asiafreepress.com\/?p=773"},"modified":"2021-11-26T15:08:27","modified_gmt":"2021-11-26T10:08:27","slug":"new-zealand-cricket-cancels-pakistan-tour-over-fake-threat-email-from-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.asiafreepress.com\/en_gb\/sports\/new-zealand-cricket-cancels-pakistan-tour-over-fake-threat-email-from-india\/","title":{"rendered":"New Zealand cricket cancels Pakistan tour over fake threat email from India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan information minister reveals, Hamza Afridi email ID created in India for sending email to New Zealand cricket board<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ISLAMABAD, Sep 22 (Asia Free Press): Pakistan on Wednesday accused India of sending fake threat emails to New Zealand cricket officials and their families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking at a news conference, the country Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed and Information Minister Chaudhary Fawad Hussain said India had played a key role in the cancellation of the New Zealand tour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cA threat had been sent to the New Zealand cricket board from a fake Hamza Afridi\u2019s email ID that was generated from India,\u201d Hussain told reporters.<br>\u201cThe email ID generated for this purpose and only one email has been sent from there,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last week, the New Zealand cricket board abruptly canceled its Pakistan tour just minutes before the first scheduled match cited security reasons.<br>While the board authorities also refused to share the threat information, which they received, with Pakistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After New Zealand, the English cricket board also announced to cancel its next month&#8217;s tour to the South Asian country over the security situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid termed the move as part of hidden hands \u201cconspiracy\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI met with UK High Commissioner here in Islamabad and there is no threat to him,\u201d the country Interior Minister said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last month ahead of the New Zealand team visit to Pakistan, the Indian media also published stories regarding a possible attack on the visiting team quoted a fake account of Taliban militant commander Ihsanullah Ehsan, which reportedly operated from New Delhi.<br>\u201cSunday Guardian has published articles against New Zealand team tour while Indian media quoted news from fake Ihsanullah Ehsan Facebook account,\u201d Hussain added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He demanded the International Cricket Council investigate the threats received by the New Zealand team and take action against the culprits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the Afghan Taliban takeover Kabul last month, the western and Indian media accusing Pakistan of Taliban victory and the US, India defeat in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, Islamabad repeatedly rejected the accusations and said the US had signed a peace agreement with the Taliban because of Islamabad&#8217;s help and facilitation.<br>According to reports, During last 15 years India had established and running over 30 intelligence offices along with the Pakistan border for the facilitation of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Baloch insurgents groups based in Afghanistan and carrying out terrorist attacks inside Pakistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Pakistani authorities, over 80,000 civilians and security forces personnel lost lives while caused over $150 billion loss to its economy during the last 20 years by Indian sponsored terrorist groups.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan information minister reveals, Hamza Afridi email ID created in India for sending email to New Zealand cricket board ISLAMABAD, Sep 22 (Asia Free Press): Pakistan on Wednesday accused India of sending fake threat emails to New Zealand cricket officials and their families. 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