ICC President Alan Isaac today said Bangladesh'sproposed tour of Pakistan next month was a matter between the two nations andthe governing body's role was limited to deploying match officials for theseries.
"The matter of Bangladesh touring Pakistan is a matterfor the two competing nations. While everyone would like a time wheninternational cricket could return to Pakistan should the security situationallow, the ICC's role is only on whether or not to deploy match officials,"Isaac, who is on a two-day visit to Bangladesh, said.
"The process is clear. First Bangladesh and Pakistanhave to confirm the tour is taking place, then they have to supply a securityplan and only at that stage do ICC make an assessment with regard to the matchofficials," he pointed.
Issac, during his trip to the nation, will hold a meetingwith the Bangladesh Cricket Board and will also meet Prime Minister SheikhHasina.
The President, who spent some time watching the final-dayproceedings of the first Test between hosts Bangladesh and the West Indies,said: "The trip gave me not only a chance to meet the new BangladeshCricket Board President Nazmul Hassan and new ICC Vice President AHM MustafaKamal but also to see Test cricket at its most exciting."
"If there was ever a match which encapsulated theenduring appeal of Test cricket and its unique narrative, it was this clashbetween Bangladesh and the West Indies.
"It is a real pleasure to be in Bangladesh and I amgrateful for the warm and hospitable welcome that I have received. It wasenlightening to see the outstanding academy facilities as well as hear theambitious plans for future developments in Bangladesh, the hosts of the ICCWorld Twenty20 in 2014," Issac said.