ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s acting high commissioner to New Delhi on Tuesday said Islamabad wanted friendly relations with all its neighbors including India, adding that peace was inevitable in the South Asian region, local media reported.
India and Pakistan are holding the first meeting in three years today, Tuesday, of a commission on water rights from the Indus River in what is being seen as a further sign of rapprochement in relations frozen since 2019 during disputes over Kashmir.
Last month, India and Pakistan announced a rare agreement to stop firing on the bitterly-contested Kashmir border
“For the larger interest of the region peace within South Asia is inevitable,” Pakistani Charge d’ Affairs Aftab Hasan Khan was quoted by Pakistani media as saying while addressing an event in New Delhi to mark Pakistan Day.
According to the statement issued by the Pakistani mission in New Delhi, Khan said Pakistan wanted to have friendly relations with all countries including India.
“To achieve peace between Pakistan and India both countries shall resolve all outstanding issues ... through dialogue,” he said.
Pakistan and India have for decades sparred over the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir which they both rule in part but claim in full.
The ongoing Indus water talks are the latest in both nations’ tentative efforts to re-engage after a 2019 suicide bomb in Indian Kashmir that New Delhi blamed on Pakistan-based guerrillas, a charge Islamabad denies, and India’s move later that year to strip Kashmir’s constitutional autonomy.
Pakistan wants friendly ties with all neighbors, including India — envoy in Delhi
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Pakistan wants friendly ties with all neighbors, including India — envoy in Delhi
- Pakistani Charge d’ Affairs Aftab Hasan Khan was addressing an event in New Delhi to mark Pakistan Day
- “To achieve peace both countries shall resolve all outstanding issues ... through dialogue,” Khan says
Pakistan cricket players to gather at Times Square today as PCB courts global PSL investors
- PCB is targeting US, Middle Eastern and European investors, aims to expand PSL from six to eight franchises next season
- The board has extended the bidding deadline to Dec. 22, citing increased international interest after the London roadshow
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan cricket players are scheduled to gather at Times Square in New York today, Sunday, as part of a Pakistan Super League (PSL) fan engagement event, as the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) pushes to raise the league’s global profile and attract foreign investors.
The event comes days after the PCB held a PSL roadshow in London and as it seeks investors for two additional franchises ahead of the league’s 11th edition, set to be played in April and May next year. The board is aiming to expand the PSL from six teams to eight amid what it has described as growing international interest.
“Pakistan cricket team players, along with the HBL PSL Trophy, will be present at Times Square at 5:30 pm, offering fans a special opportunity to celebrate the global spirit of the HBL Pakistan Super League,” the PCB said in a statement released Saturday.
“Pakistan cricket and HBL PSL fans in New York are invited to join this unique fan engagement moment,” it added.
PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi has arrived in New York to attend the event, according to the board.
Naqvi, who also serves as Pakistan’s interior minister, said the deadline to submit bids for the two new PSL teams has been extended until Dec. 22 to accommodate heightened interest from investors in the US, Middle East and Europe.
Earlier this week, the PSL roadshow in London featured former Pakistan cricket stars Wasim Akram and Ramiz Raja, alongside current players Babar Azam, Haris Rauf and Sahibzada Farhan. The players spoke about their careers and the role the PSL has played in developing Pakistan’s cricketing talent.
Launched in 2016, the PSL has grown into Pakistan’s flagship T20 competition, featuring a mix of local and international players.
The league now competes for global viewership with tournaments such as the Indian Premier League, Australia’s Big Bash League, England’s Hundred and the Caribbean Premier League.
