Summary Alamgeer Shaikh said it was a mutual decision to postpone the clash.
KARACHI (AFP) - Pakistan and India on Tuesday postponed their snooker series planned for this week over security fears in host city Karachi, following a bomb attack that killed 48 people.
The four-day series -- the first between the arch-rivals in almost eight years -- was due to start on Thursday but the visitors voiced concerns after Sunday s blast and asked for the series to be played later.
Pakistan Snooker and Billiards Association president Alamgeer Shaikh said it was a mutual decision to postpone the clash.
"It was not possible for any country to play in Karachi after the deadly blast and we accepted India s request to hold the series until the situation gets better in the city," Shaikh told AFP.
The neighbours have not played a snooker series since 2005, when India visited. All sporting ties were frozen after the deadly attacks on Mumbai in 2008, which were blamed on Pakistan-based militants.
Cricketing ties were revived after a gap of five years when Pakistan toured India in December-January for a short limited-overs series.
Despite the interruption, Shaikh praised India for agreeing to the series.
"India had shown a great gesture to agree on the series and four of their players were due to arrive on Wednesday, but it s disappointing that the situation forced us to put the series on hold," said Shaikh.
Snooker and billiards are fast-growing sports in the sub-continent, and Pakistan s Mohammad Asif won the world amateur snooker title last year.
