Pakistan's cricket board are to take legal action against the International Cricket Council for stripping them of hosting 2011 World Cup matches.
Pakistan were co-hosts for the tournament with India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh but the security situation in the country prompted the ICC to act.
PCB chairman Ijaz Butt said: "The ICC didn't consult us before this decision. We have sent them a legal notice.
"We don't think the ICC decision is sound on legal grounds."
Seven Sri Lanka players were injured when gunmen attacked their team bus on the way to the Gadaffi stadium on 3 March.
The security concerns over playing in Pakistan saw the country's recent series against Australia played in Abu Dhabi.
India has also been the target of terrorists when more than 170 people were killed in attacks on the city of Mumbai.
Butt added: "If the ICC say the security situation in Pakistan prompted this decision then the security situation in India and Sri Lanka is also not good.
"There was no proper security assessment of Pakistan nor of the other co-hosts of the 2011 tournament.
"We believe that more could and should have been done to review the actual situation to deal with the matter on a non-discriminatory basis."
Pakistan were co-hosts for the tournament with India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh but the security situation in the country prompted the ICC to act.
PCB chairman Ijaz Butt said: "The ICC didn't consult us before this decision. We have sent them a legal notice.
"We don't think the ICC decision is sound on legal grounds."
Seven Sri Lanka players were injured when gunmen attacked their team bus on the way to the Gadaffi stadium on 3 March.
The security concerns over playing in Pakistan saw the country's recent series against Australia played in Abu Dhabi.
India has also been the target of terrorists when more than 170 people were killed in attacks on the city of Mumbai.
Butt added: "If the ICC say the security situation in Pakistan prompted this decision then the security situation in India and Sri Lanka is also not good.
"There was no proper security assessment of Pakistan nor of the other co-hosts of the 2011 tournament.
"We believe that more could and should have been done to review the actual situation to deal with the matter on a non-discriminatory basis."
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