Tag: indian visa for pakistani for world cup 2023

  • India finally issues visas for Pakistan squad

    India finally issues visas for Pakistan squad

    India has finally issued visas for the Pakistan cricket team to participate in the ICC Cricket World Cup late on Monday night.

    IICC has also said that India has issued visas for the Pakistan cricket team after complaints of delay.

    According to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), the team has been asked to collect their passports from the Indian High Commission in Islamabad.

    Sources said that all 33 passports have been collected from the Indian High Commission. Earlier, due to the delay in the issuance of NOC (No Objection Certificate) by the Indian government, Pakistan team’s departure was in doubt, prompting PCB to write a letter to the ICC.

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    According to sources, the Indian High Commission has informed the PCB about the progress and said that visas have been issued to the Pakistan team and soon the squad members will get their passports and other travel documents.

    The Pakistan cricket team will leave for India early Wednesday morning where they will play the first warm-up match against New Zealand in Hyderabad on September 29.

  • Indian visas for Pakistan team likely to be issued today

    Indian visas for Pakistan team likely to be issued today

    Indian visas for the Pakistan cricket team for World Cup 2023 are likely to be issued today (Monday).

    According to sources, the Indian Embassy will get the NOC (No Objection Certificate) from its Ministry of Home Affairs today to issue visas to the Pakistani cricket squad, after which the visas will be issued.

    Sources say that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had talked to the ICC about the visas, leading to the governing body instructing the Indian board to issue the NOC soon.

    According to the sources, BCCI (Board of Cricket Control in India) asked the Ministry of Home Affairs to issue the NOC soon after which there is a real possibility of progress on the matter today.

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    The national cricket squad will leave for Hyderabad Deccan on Wednesday morning. Before the start of the mega event, the national team will play its first warm-up match against New Zealand on September 29.