India, April 26 -- Spectators will be allowed to attend the Pakistan Super League final after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif approved a request from franchise owners, a top official of the Pakistan Cricket Board said on Saturday.

PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi, who is also interior minister in the Government, wrote on social media that Sharif has "graciously approved" the presence of fans at the May 3 final in Lahore.

Pakistan's biggest sports spectacle of the year started behind closed doors late last month, with fans asked to stay home because of soaring fuel prices related to the Iran war.

Pakistan's Government had urged people to restrict travel and to work from home because of rising fuel prices, and Naqvi had said it wouldn't be right ...