ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi said on Saturday any talks with India over sporting ties would only take place on an equal footing, stressing that his country would not seek negotiations with its neighbor.
Political tensions between the two nuclear-armed states, including a four-day military conflict earlier this year, have spilled into sports, with India announcing this week it would no longer allow any bilateral sporting clash with Pakistan. Instead, teams from both countries will only meet in multilateral tournaments.
Initially, New Delhi’s restriction was only limited to cricket.
“We are very clear that whenever talks [on sporting ties] are held with India, they will be on an equal footing,” Naqvi told reporters in Lahore when asked about New Delhi’s latest decision
“There will be no more begging for negotiations,” he continued. “That time has gone. Whatever happens will be on the basis of equality.”
