Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Shaharyar Khan assured the Pakistani public that tickets for the historic India-Pakistan series would be available to them.
"Only 20 percent of the tickets have been allotted for sale through the Internet. The rest would be available for the public."
The response to the online tickets have been overwhelming with around 1,700 tickets being sold within three hours.
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"There will be an ad-hoc committee headed by provisional governors to look after the security situation," he added.
He said that closed circuit cameras would be installed on all stands and each stand will have around 80 to 100 policeman.
He appealed to the Pakistan public, especially in Karachi, who were upset at not being allotted a Test match, to enjoy the series in the right spirit.
Referring to the memorandum of understanding which included a condition allowing India's players to return if there was an off-field incident, he appealed the BCCI not to make the issue big if one or two incident take place.
"We are taking adequate measures to prevent any incident. The public will not be allowed to carry anything, not even water bottles into the stadium. We will not allow even a matchbox to get inside."
"I will discuss the issue in detail with BCCI President Jagmohan Dalmiya, who will be coming to Pakistan next month."
The PCB chief also said that sufficient arrangements would be made for Indian fans coming to see the matches.
"There will be sufficient arrangements at the airport to guide the Indians and the visas will be issued at the airport itself, so they do not face any problems."
Khan also referred to the 1998 Chennai Test match, when the crowd gave the visiting Pakistani team a standing ovation after they had defeated India.
He hoped that such incidents would be repeated in this series and the public would appreciate all the great moments.
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