Punjab Home Minister Shuja Khanzada alleged on Tuesday that India’s premier spy agency, RAW, had attempted to sabotage the Zimbabwe cricket team’s tour of Pakistan in May, according to local media reports.
“RAW officials sent a text to the Zimbabwe team manager when the team landed in Dubai, threatening him that if they came to Pakistan, none of them would go back alive,” Khanzada said, while addressing the Punjab Assembly.
“The team manager then forwarded the message to Pakistani security agencies who upon investigation discovered the number belonged to a RAW official,” the home minister added.
Further, Khanzada claimed the suicide blast outside Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore during a match between the two countries was an attempt by RAW to sabotage the event.
“We foiled RAW’s attempt to abandon Pakistan, Zimbabwe cricket series,” he upheld.
The messages were received as soon as the Zimbabwe cricket team and staff had set foot on Pakistan’s grounds.
