400:. The government initiated the renovations in 2018 with a completion date of 18 October 2021, through a contract worth Rs1.4 billion. The renovations were not completed in time and in December 2022 a government official reported the new completion date as being in June 2023, subject to funding, and the total cost of the project had grown to Rs2 billion. A 2022 report from the Planning and Development Department found irregularities in the project and said that the contractor was unqualified to complete the work.
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and the poor quality of the dressing rooms and training facilities provided for playing teams. The poor facilities were a result of neglect from the provincial government which controlled the stadium. The PCB intended to continue using the stadium for international cricket, but sought to take over
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The last international match to be played at Arbab Niaz
Stadium was against India in February 2006. An Indian delegation met with local law enforcement in Peshawar in December 2005 and decided that the security measures were adequate for India and Pakistan to play an ODI against each other in the
350:(PCB) tried to keep the original schedule in place, but following a bomb blast in Karachi on the eve of the tour, the PCB acquiesced to the UCB's demands. The Test series was shortened to two matches and Arbab Niaz Stadium did not host any matches. Between the beginning of the
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control of the stadium from the local administration. However, after continuing terrorist attacks in
Pakistan international teams refused to play cricket in Pakistan altogether, and as of 2023 no further international matches have been played at the stadium.
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match referee) to express unhappiness at the lack of security measures in place. The ICC's other objections to the stadium included its lack of
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for adjusting scores was used to determine the result). During the match a large number of spectators barged onto the field, which led
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