A number of safety cameras, which can be put in to stop crimes like robbery, have been stolen from the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore ahead of the primary recreation of this season’s Pakistan Tremendous League (PSL). In step with Pakistani media experiences, 8 CCTV cameras except for fibre optic cables for the cameras and generator batteries with hundreds of thousands of rupees have been stolen through thieves.
In step with experiences, the price of the stolen pieces is roughly PKR 10 lakh (round 3,21,675.31). Whilst the optical fibre cables are very important for CCTV protection of the development, the batteries are very important to run the turbines for lights and different energy necessities on the stadium all the way through the suits.
It’s notable that the Pakistan Tremendous League (PSL) is Pakistan’s model of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Whilst the thieves took away the cameras and their cables from within the stadiums, cameras on outdoor the stadium recorded them escaping after the robbery. Then again, they have got no longer been recognized the use of this photos.
Two instances were registered in opposition to them at Gulberg police station. Police are but to apprehend the thieves, and no arrests were made thus far.
Significantly, this comes amid a standoff over PSL safety prices between the Punjab executive and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), because the Punjab executive is calling the PCB to pay for the protection protection for the match. Whilst the caretaker provincial executive had first of all demanded PKR 450 million, they have got reduced this call for to PKR 250 million. In step with the federal government, the unique price used to be PKR 900 million however they sought handiest part of it, after which additional lowered it to KR 250 million. Then again, PCB has maintained its place pronouncing that it’ll no longer pay for safety.
Ramiz Raja, the former PCB chairman, claimed that the board would cross bankrupt if it all started to pay safety bills. He mentioned that it’s the duty of the Punjab executive to organise budget and glance into the protection of the stadia, and the PCB must no longer do the activity of others. PCB has mentioned that it has already paid PKR 700 million in provincial tax to the federal government completely, and the federal government will additional get pleasure from the match because of the sure financial job generated in consequence.
In step with experiences, the call for through Punjab executive is unheard of, as in most cases, native governments don’t require further cost for safety equipped. They just search remuneration for the protection team of workers, which the PCB has already paid. Reportedly, the remuneration price for safety team of workers is PKR 30 million in Sindh, the place Karachi is positioned, and PKR 50 million in Punjab, and the board has already made those bills.
PCB might shift the suits scheduled to be held in Lahore and Pindi to Karachi if the Punjab executive helps to keep asking the board for paying for safety. Then again, arrangements have already began in Lahore, and TV manufacturing kits were put in at Gaddafi stadium.
Pakistan Tremendous League has six groups, based totally out of Multan, Peshawar, Islamabad, Quetta, Lahore and Karachi. For the 2023, suits are scheduled at Karachi, Lahore, Multan and Rawalpindi.