The drama over the staging of PSL 8 matches in Lahore and Rawalpindi maybe heading towards a conclusion, as the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Management Committee Chairman, Najam Sethi, reached out to Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif, on Sunday.

The PCB chief asked the Prime Minister, who is also the PCB’s Patron-in-Chief, to intervene and resolve the deadlock between the board and the interim Punjab government over security expenses.

According to sources, Sethi explained his position to the PM, who guaranteed the PCB chief of his full support.

Sethi also restated PCB’s stance that they refuse to pay the bills of PKR 250 million, demanded by interim Punjab government for security purposes.

Sethi explained that they will have to take the difficult decision of shifting the matches to Karachi, if the provincial government does not budge from their demand.

According to sources, Sethi explained his position to the PM, who guaranteed the PCB chief of his full support.

Sethi also restated PCB’s stance that they refuse to pay the bills of PKR 250 million, demanded by interim Punjab government for security purposes.

Sethi explained that they will have to take the difficult decision of shifting the matches to Karachi, if the provincial government does not budge from their demand.