Islamabad: Things seem still very tense in the region and last December when Indian cricket team’s tour of Pakistan was cancelled in the wake of Mumbai terrorist attacks, by the India government, now Pakistan, in response to that, has cancelled the Hockey and Squash teams trips to India.
Pakistan Squash team was going to partcipate in the Junior Asian Squash championship in Chinai whereas Pakistani Hockey Team had to participate in a Hockey tournament in Chandigarh.
The Sports spokesman told the media that in the present political scenario of the region and the tensions between the two countries, the atmosphere for the Pakistani players to go and participate in the tournaments, neither safe nor promising.