Pakistan has threatened to boycott Champions Trophy if the International Cricket Council moves it out of their own country.

At a time when the ICC is striving hard to reach a solution to possible boycotts from Australia, England, South Africa and New Zealand, Pakistan’s new disclosure comes as a set back.

The Pakistan Cricket Board is adamant on its stance now and if the ICC moves the Champions Trophy to any other venue it could face a major predicament.

The eight-team competition is scheduled to be held in Pakistan from September 12 to 28 but top Western nations have expressed their reservations about touring Pakistan due to security concerns.

Tuesday’s suicide bomb attack, which killed 23 people in a hospital in Peshawar, just a day after Pervez Musharraf stood down as the country's president, has not helped matters.

While the ICC has plans to conduct the Champions Trophy in Sri Lanka, Pakistan has threatened to pull out of the event in such instances.

“The Champions Trophy will be held in Pakistan and there are no chances of shifting the event from Pakistan to any other country,” acting PCB chairman Nasim Ashraf was quoted as saying in the Dawn.

“If the ICC shifts the Champions Trophy to any other venue, Pakistan will pull out from the event."