Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has approved public attendance at all three playoff matches of the Pakistan Super League (PSL), the country's premier Twenty20 cricket franchise competition, following a request from Interior Minister and PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi. The decision extends an earlier approval for spectators at the May 3 final at Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium, with playoff fixtures scheduled in Karachi and Lahore between Tuesday and Friday. Fans are strongly encouraged to use public transport or reduce fuel consumption when travelling to matches, in keeping with a national austerity drive introduced amid the global fuel crisis linked to the US-Israel war on Iran.