Islamabad, October 09, 2023 (PPI-OT): As India continues to delay visa issuance to Pakistani fans and journalists anticipating attendance at the International Cricket Council (ICC) Cricket World Cup 2023, Pakistan Caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar stressed keeping politics away from sports.

In a media interview said, “We would have issued visas to Indians if the World Cup was held in Pakistan.” Sports, he added, should be kept aloof from politics. The prime minister said that there was no practical proposal to visit India in this regard. He also wished for the Green Shirts to bring laurels to the country, like every Pakistani.

Commenting on ties with India, he said Pakistan wanted normal relations with all its neighbours but with regard to India, there were three parties, including Kashmiris. Their demands and aspirations should be met by India and if they were not made part of the normalisation process with regard to bilateral ties by the Indian government, it would amount to a “non-starter”.

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