The second ODI of the 3-match ODI series between Pakistan and Sri Lanka has been cancelled. The reason for this is the explosion in the capital Islamabad in which 12 people died and many were injured. The Sri Lankan team is in panic after the bomb blast. Eight Sri Lankan players decided to return home on Thursday due to security concerns. The second ODI of the series to be held in Rawalpindi on Thursday has been cancelled.

According to Sri Lanka Cricket Board sources, “Given the proximity of Rawalpindi and Islamabad, the players expressed concern about their safety and expressed their desire to return. In place of the players returning home, other players will be sent to Pakistan, so that the remaining matches of the series can be played.”

The attack on Sri Lankan cricket team in Islamabad has reminded the terrorist incident of 2009. In 2009, the Sri Lankan team bus was attacked by terrorists outside the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. Many players like captain Mahela Jayawardene, Ajantha Mendis and Chaminda Vaas were injured in that attack, while many Pakistani security personnel were killed. Pakistan cricket was devastated after that terrorist attack. No foreign team toured Pakistan for the next 10 years. Pakistan used to play its matches in UAE. In 2019, Sri Lanka had once again opened the way for foreign teams by visiting Pakistan for the first time, but the latest attack has once again raised questions on organizing international cricket in Pakistan.

The triangular T20 series is to be played after the ongoing 3 ODI series between Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Apart from Sri Lanka and Pakistan, the third team in the T20 series is Zimbabwe. After the Islamabad attack, the risk of cancellation of the triangular T20 series has increased.

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 2nd ODI will be played tomorrow (13 November) at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. The hosts are ahead 1-0, Pakistan had defeated Sri Lanka by 6 runs in the first ODI. The first ODI was also played in Rawalpindi, which is 17 kilometers away from the incident site. After this blast, the Sri Lankan team was taken to the stadium under tight security to conduct the first ODI on time, but there is doubt about the second ODI.

Players do not want to continue the series

According to the report, Sri Lankan players have expressed deep concern over the security situation and they do not want to continue the series. Local media reported that the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) management has asked the players to play the remaining matches, while talks are ongoing with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and local authorities.

PCB officials have assured Sri Lanka Cricket that maximum security measures are being implemented for the Sri Lankan team. Still, players are reportedly concerned about the situation. Sri Lanka are set to play the second ODI tomorrow, however the match remains in doubt pending further talks between the players, SLC and Pakistan security officials.

12 people died

A suicide attack took place right in front of the court in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. A car exploded outside the court, killing 12 people and injuring many others.

Let us tell you that in 2009, terrorists attacked the Sri Lankan team bus near Gaddafi Stadium, after which international cricket was not played in Pakistan for 10 years.

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 2nd ODI will be played on Thursday, November 13 at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. If this match happens then Pakistan would like to win it and take an unassailable lead in the series. The third and last ODI of the series is being held on Saturday, 15 November in Rawalpindi.

12 people have died and 27 others have been injured in a blast outside the District Judicial Complex in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad. Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Asif has called this blast a ‘wake up call’. He said that Pakistan is currently in a state of war. During this, Afghanistan was also targeted for not finding any solution to the peace agreement.

‘Islamabad blast a message from Kabul’

Khawaja Asif said, “Whoever thinks that the Pakistani Army is fighting this war in the Afghan-Pakistan border area and remote areas of Balochistan should take today’s suicide attack on the District Court of Islamabad as a warning. This is a war for the whole of Pakistan, in which the Pakistani Army is making sacrifices and making the people feel safe.”

The Pak Defense Minister said, “In such an environment, it would be meaningless to have any big hopes for successful talks with the government of Afghanistan. The government of Kabul can stop terrorism in Pakistan, but bringing this war to Islamabad is a message from Kabul, to which Pakistan is present with full force to respond.”

Threatened suicide attack in Islamabad

According to Pakistani newspaper Dawn, Pakistan Home Minister Mohsin Naqvi called the blast a suicide attack. He said, “The attacker stood outside the court for about 12 minutes. First he tried to go inside the court, but when he could not go inside, he targeted the police vehicle. We are investigating the incident from different angles. This is not an ordinary bomb blast.”

Pakistan’s interior minister said, “Things will become clear in the coming days and those involved will not be spared. Rangers and police will ensure that the security of international events being held in the capital is not compromised.”

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A tragic news has come out from Pakistan, where a bomb blast took place during a cricket match, in which a person has died. According to Pakistani media agency ‘Dawn’, this incident is from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Police say that this incident was planned and carried out. The video of this blast is going viral on social media. After the explosion in the cricket ground, there was a smoke around and there was a stampede.

According to reports, the incident took place at Kausar Cricket Ground located in Khar tehsil of Bajaur district. After the blast, the players were seen running here and there. A week ago, a police station in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was attacked by resorting to a quadcopter. A police sergeant and a common citizen were hurt in this attack.

Bajaur district police officer Vakas Rafiq talked to the Pakistani media agency ‘Don’ and told that the attack was done under planning and an explosive. One person has died in this attack, many people including some children have been hurt. The injured people are undergoing treatment at the nearest hospital.

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Police officials admitted that the alleged terrorists also tried to attack the police station earlier, but their plans could not succeed. So far, no terrorist organization has taken responsibility for the attack in the police station and then Kausar Cricket Ground.

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On Saturday (2 August 2025) in Pakistan’s disturbed Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, five children were killed and 12 others were injured when an old mortar sphere exploded. The incident took place in Lucky Marwat district when a group of children found a mortar ball in the hills and brought it to their village.

Children were playing as a ball as a ball

According to the police, when the children were playing with mortar shells, it exploded. He said that five children died and 12 others were injured in the explosion. Officials said that the rescue teams immediately reached the spot and rushed the dead and the injured to a nearby hospital. According to the hospital spokesperson, most of the 12 injured are children, some of whom are in critical condition. After this incident, panic has spread among the people around.

Bomb blast occurred in Pakistan last month

There have often been reports of bomb blasts in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa areas of Pakistan. There was a roadside bomb in the northwest Bajaur of Pakistan last month, in which five people, including senior administrative officer and two policemen, were killed. According to the police, it was a terrorist attack in the tribal region of the country bordering Afghanistan. Apart from police and security personnel in the northwestern areas of Pakistan, TTP has been attacking government officials and citizens.

After the terrorist attack in Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir, bomb blasts in Pakistan on 28 April 2025. 7 people were killed and 16 injured in this bomb blast outside the office of pro-government peace committee in southern Waziristan, North-West Pakistan. The blast took place in Wana, the main city of Southern Waziristan district, which was once considered a stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban.

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Bomb blast: After the terrorist attack in Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir, bomb blasts are now being blasted in Pakistan. In the latest development, at least seven people were killed and 16 others were killed and 16 others were killed in a tremendous bomb blast on Monday (April 28, 2025) outside the office of the pro-government peace committee in southern Waziristan, Northwest Pakistan.

The explosion occurred in Vana, the main city of Southern Waziristan district, which was once considered a stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban. News agency The Associated Press quoted local police chief Usman Wazir as saying that the bomb specifically targeted the Peace Committee office, which openly opposed the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). This committee also plays a role in resolving local disputes. Police officials described the explosion as very powerful, causing a lot of casualties and losses at the scene.

No organization took responsibility

At present, no group has taken responsibility for the attack. However, suspicion is being expressed on TTP itself. It often targets security forces, citizens and organizations which are considered to be cooperative with the Pakistani state. The Pakistani Taliban may be a separate organization but despite this, it has very good relations with the Afghan Taliban and the Taliban took power in Afghanistan after the return of the US and NATO in 2021.

The explosion occurred just a day after the announcement of killing 54 terrorists during an campaign by Pakistan’s army in North Waziristan district. According to news agency AP, those terrorists tried to enter Pakistan from Afghanistan. With this, there has been an atmosphere of instability on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border for a long time.