When New Zealand visited Pakistan in 2002, the bomb explosion episode, the security was in place right after that incident, which Daniel Vettori has attributed to in a recent press conference; that they were provided the highest level of security and they felt safe and assured. Moreover, he has stated that if the same security arrangements are put in place now, they will have no doubt that their tour of CT will go ahead. Which is what baffles me too. If an entire team of ICC have come and looked at the two venues - Karachi and Lahore - and derived that proper arrangements are made, if the boards are not convinced still, it is baffling. I am certain that the ACB out of all of them is throwing one statement after the other in the media about unsurety and the rest of the boards have followed. Up until recently, no one of the other three boards even took stance prior to Australia standing up for all three of them and the rest joined hands together.
Again, if this is shifted elsewhere, it will be a disservice to Pakistan from ICC and the member countries. If in an extreme case, PCB should take a firm stance on boycotting their tours to these four member countries. What is the guarantee of safety of Pakistani cricketers on England soil (which Ponting is hard-pressed on - the "guarantee")? None, zero!
This same Au$$iee A$$ team was playing at Oval during the 7/7 bombings in England