Pakistan's cricket board chairman has taken to social media to express his disappointment over the decision to cancel the Blackcaps tour of his country on the morning of its first scheduled match, hinting further action could be taken.
On Friday, the first one-day international between New Zealand and Pakistan at Rawalpindi was delayed, with neither side arriving at the ground for the start of play. Later, NZ Cricket announced the tour had been cancelled, due to a security threat alert issued by the NZ Government.
Details of how the New Zealand squad will depart Pakistan to return home will not be divulged.
The cancellation is a blow for Pakistan cricket, which had gone 10 years from 2009-19 without hosting any test matches.
In 2009, the Sri Lankan team were fired on by 12 gunmen in Lahore, leading to the deaths of six Pakistani police officers and two civilians. Six members of the Sri Lankan side were also injured in the attack.
Former Blackcaps captain Stephen Fleming admitted his doubts over the Pakistan tour last month, but in the last two years, international cricket had returned to the country, with Sri Lanka, South Africa and Zimbabwe among those to tour again.
New Zealand were scheduled for their first tour of Pakistan in 18 years, until Friday's events.
PCB chairman Ramiz Raja has tweeted his disappointment at the cancellation and also hinted the matter will be taken to the International Cricket Council (ICC).
"Crazy day it has been!" Raza writes. "Feel so sorry for the fans and our players.
"Walking out of the tour by taking a unilateral approach on a security threat is very frustrating, especially when it's not shared!!
"Which world is NZ living in?? NZ will hear us at ICC."
In the build-up to this tour, the NZ Government and NZ Cricket have carefully monitored the escalating unrest in neighbouring Afghanistan for any threat to the Blackcaps' safety.
Coincidentally, the Blackcaps' next assignment - the Twenty20 World Cup in the UAE and Oman - will see them face Pakistan on October 26 at Sharjah.
