Pakistan has ensured that it is taking all the necessary steps to ensure the smooth operation of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. This is the first ICC event that Pakistan will host since the 1996 World Cup.

Ahead of the competition, Pakistan is maintaining total security during all matches, including the deployment of nine charter flights for the participating nations.

Pakistan hasn't hosted an ICC tournament since the 1996 ODI World Cup. The nation was scheduled to host the Champions Trophy in 2009, but it was moved to South Africa following the attack on the traveling Sri Lankan team in Lahore that year.

According to Pakistani media outlet The News, the Punjab Police have deployed around 12,000 officers and troops during matches in Lahore and Rawalpindi. The total includes 18 senior officers, 54 DSPs, 135 inspectors, 1,200 upper subordinates, 10,556 constables, and more than 200 female police officers.

Lahore will host three matches between February 22 and March 5, with almost 8,000 officers and professionals assigned to security tasks. There will be 12 senior officers, 39 DSPs, 86 inspectors, and 700 upper subordinates, as well as 6,673 constables and 129 lady constables assigned duties.

Additionally, Rawalpindi will host three games from February 24 to 27. Six senior officers, 15 DSPs, 50 inspectors, 500 upper subordinates, 4,000 constables, and more than 100 female staff will make up the city's more than 5000 on-duty police force.

Lahore, Rawalpindi, and Karachi are the other host cities in Pakistan. The competition will feature three group matches from February 19 to March 1. The Champions Trophy between reigning champions Pakistan and New Zealand will begin on Wednesday at Karachi's National Stadium.

In addition to security precautions, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), the country's flag airline, offered nine exclusive charter flights for spectators and competing teams. To guarantee efficient travel, these flights will run between Karachi, Islamabad, and Lahore.