ISLAMABAD, (Pakistan Point News – 1st Dec, 2016) : Pakistan might have received the green light to host its first Davis Cup tennis cup at home after 12 years. Pakistan Tennis Federation secretary Khalid Rehmani said the International Tennis Federation (ITF) has given them the green signal to host a Davis Cup tie against Iran in Islamabad in February next year. “We welcome the decision which will help tennis in the country,” said Rehmani. Militant attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in 2009 in Lahore effectively sealed Pakistan’s fate, with no international cricket fixtures played in the country for a further six years until Zimbabwe visited in 2015 for a low-profile tour that failed to create a breakthrough.
Rehmani said security will not be an issue. “Security has improved,” he said, adding that the PTF has arranged the same level of security as would be given to a visiting foreign president.
