Prime Minister Imran Khan personally called Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to guarantee the teams safety, but she stood by her teams decision, according to Ahmed and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). The PCB said it had arranged "fool proof security" for the visiting team and New Zealand security officials had been satisfied with their arrangements. "[C]ricket lovers in Pakistan and around the world will be disappointed by this last-minute withdrawal," the board said. The chief executive of the Black Caps, David White, said he could not ignore the advice he was receiving. "I understand this will be a blow for the PCB, who have been wonderful hosts, but player safety is paramount, and we believe this is the only responsible option," he said. The two sides were to play three one-day matches in Rawalpindi, known as the twin city of the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, followed by a series of five limited over matches or T-20s in Pakistans second-largest city, Lahore.
Minisitiri w’intebe Imran Khan yahamagaye Minisitiri w’intebe Jacinda Ardern kugira ngo amwizeze umutekano w’amakipe, ahagarara kucyemezo cyafashwe kubijyanye n' amakipe ye, nkuko byatangajwe na Ahmed hamwe n’ikigo gishinzwe imikino cya Pakisitani (PCB). PCB yavuze ko yacunze umutekano  bitari ngombwa kuruhande rw' itsinda ryabasuye kandi abashinzwe umutekano muri Nouvelle-Zélande uburyo  gahunda zabo ziteguye zirahagije. Ubuyobozi bwagize buti: "Abakunzi ba rike muri Pakisitani ndetse no ku isi yose bazababazwa nuko umukino uzarangira." Umuyobozi mukuru wa Black Caps, David White, yavuze ko adashobora kwirengagiza inama yahawe. Ati: "Numva ko ibi kuri PCB bizaba ari byiza, ariko umutekano w'abakinnyi nicyo cya mbere, kandi twizera ko iyi ari yo nzira yonyine ikwiye". Impande zombi zagombaga gukina imikino itatu umunsi umwe i Rawalpindi, ahazwi  nk'umujyi umeze kimwe nk' umurwa mukuru wa Pakisitani, Islamabad, hagakurikiraho indi mikino itatu ikurikiranye T-20s mu mujyi wa kabiri munini wa Pakisitani, Lahore.