South Africa's government have advised against going to Pakistan

A safety party is heading to Pakistan on Sunday after South Africa's foreign affairs ministry advised against Graeme Smith's team going to Karachi, Peshawar and towns bordering Afghanistan.

"We will not be sending a team anywhere where there is a threat to security," UCB communications director Bronwyn Wilkinson told the BBC Sport website.

"We have been told there is a minimal risk of a premeditated attack and because of this we need to ensure no stone is left unturned."

South Africa are set to play four one-day matches and three Tests between 24 September and 27 October.

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Bangladesh's current tour of Pakistan is the first to be held in the country since May last year when New Zealand aborted their series following a suicide bomb attack outside the team hotel in Karachi.

Karachi is due to host a warm-up game, the first one-dayer and the third Test.

"We will still need advice from foreign affairs on whether they want us to go at all or to avoid Karachi and Peshawar, or to go under special conditions," Wilkinson added.

"We asked the Pakistan Cricket Board to alter the itinerary, but they were reluctant to do that because of the planning that had gone into the tour."

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