Pakistan takes ICC to court
Published:Wednesday | May 13, 2009 | 2:38 PM
Pakistan have taken the International Cricket Council (ICC) to court for attempting to move the headquarters of the 2011 World Cup to India.
The move was the latest in Pakistan\'s efforts to retain the 2011 event despite being stripped of their on security grounds by the ICC.
Last month, the ICC\'s board shifted the central secretariat for the World Cup from Lahore to India\'s financial hub Mumbai.
Pakistan Cricket Board’s, PCB, legal adviser Tafazul Rizvi says the ICC has no authority to move the secretariat and that’s why they have filed the case.
Civil judge Mohammad Younis Anis sent notices to the ICC and the central organising committee to respond to the PCB\'s suit by May 18.
Pakistan\'s co-hosting status effectively ended when gunmen attacked the Sri Lanka team bus in Lahore on March 3. Six police officers and a driver were killed and seven members of Sri Lanka\'s touring party were injured in the attack.
India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka were all retained as co-hosts for the 2011 event.