After defeating Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2025 final in Dubai, the Indian team refused to accept the trophy because it was to be presented by Asian Cricket Council president Mohsin Naqvi, who also serves as PCB chairman and Pakistan’s Interior Minister.
India has lodged a formal complaint with the International Cricket Council (ICC) against Pakistan players Haris Rauf and Sahibzada Farhan for making provocative gestures during the Asia Cup on Sunday, while the Pakistan Cricket Board has filed a counter-complaint against Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav.
Pakistan lodged a protest with the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) over Indian players’ refusal to shake hands with them after their Asia Cup match, calling the gesture “unsporting” and escalating tensions between the two sides.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Saturday said that ties between the United States (US) and Pakistan have historically been driven by a “politics of convenience”, with past concerns often set aside to suit present needs.
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has ordered India’s Union Ministry of Home Affairs to facilitate the return of a 63-year-old woman, Rakshanda Rashid, who was deported to Pakistan following the Pahalgam attack.