It was the statement of the bus driver who drove Sri Lanka’s team bus at Lahore attack in 2009. Meher Muhammad Khaleel, the man who was driving the bus to Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on March 3, 2009. It was Day 3 of the second Test Match between Sri Lanka and Pakistan. When the Sri Lankan team came under a terror attack suspected to have been carried out by the terrorism community Lashkar-e-Jhangvi. Six members of the Lankan team were injured; six Pakistani policemen and two civilians were killed.
Khaleel says he is ready to drive them all over again. His words, meant as an assurance, are heartfelt. I will be driving them again to the stadium. Tell them not to worry. The situation in Pakistan has changed a lot. “They will smell of homeland” come and play here, Sri Lankan!
But the question is still same is Pakistan is safe for the International player. Until they decided Monday to visit Pakistan, the Sri Lankan players had been concerned about going to Lahore for the October 29 final T20 game of the ongoing series at Abu Dhabi, a neutral venue. The Lanka board’s decision, in consultation with the players and coaches, came this evening but Khaleel understands their fears.
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