The Pakistan government has made it clear that it will not assist troubled wicket-keeper Zulqarnain Haider in his bid to seek asylum in the UK after he fled to London midway through a series against South Africa in Dubai citing death threats from match-fixers.

"The government will not support any move from Zulqarnain (Haider) to get asylum in the UK. We don't support his actions and believe he should have come to us if he was under threat from anyone. He didn't have confidence in the national team management or board (PCB)," Pakistan Sports Minister Ijaz Hussain Jakhrani told reporters last night before leaving for Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.