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Originally Posted by Bagor
Definitely the cricket world cup in Pakistan is an outlier in that there would be countries competing where there is direct hostility towards (and being vocal in throwing their concerns out there). Hence the reason for its exclusion.
Yes you are but moreso from a terrorism risk whereas in Brazil and SA (jo'burg particularly, Cape Town 100 fold less so) the risk factor becomes more pronounced to the comon everyday fan staying in a hotel room and trying to have beers in the evening.
From an infrastructure POV and security to the players I'd go with SA and Brasil but from a security to the fan POV I'd probably weigh on the side of Pakistan. i.e I'm saying from my risk perception POV I'd wager that there's less risk to me or my belongings in Pakistan even though the end result of the risk might be a whole lot worse.
At the end of the day and it's key ..... is risk perception and risk management.
Backfired? Actually in the eyes of the terrorists that is a huge victory. They've managed to disrupt and discredit Pakastan's ability to host the WC of their national game.
Sure it pisses off the cricket fans but do you honestly think they care or didn't take that into consideration?
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I don't know, South Africa and Brazil have their problems but they continue to be major tourism destinations and the general traveller is quite safe in any good neighborhood. There's a reason people don't travel to Pakistan, the risk to any individual traveller is astronomical in comparison to that of a traveller in the typical western nation and well above the risk faced in South Africa or Brazil. I mean think of it this way, when was the last time you saw a friends vacation pics from Pakistan? There's a reason why people don't go there.