After a smooth sailing for nearly 12 days there was some bad news on the final day of the tournament in Karachi on Sunday when a suicide attack near Lal Masjid in Islamabad left many dead.
The irony for PCB was that the news of the blast trickled in at a time when the head of the security consultancy of the ICC was in town for discussions on the security arrangements for the biennial event.
However, President Pervez Musharraf, who attended the Asia Cup final on Sunday night, clarified that despite the terror strike, Pakistan is still a safe place for international teams and sportsmen.
"We have to fight terrorism together and although the blast is tragic but life must go on. The citizens want sporting events to be held in Pakistan and we will not allow anyone to derail this process," said Musharraf.
But it was obvious from the worried looks on the faces of PCB officials that the blast in Islamabad came at a precarious time when some cricket playing nations have already expressed their apprehensions in travelling to the strife-torn country in September.