Former Pakistani cricket captain Javed
Miandad has reportedly cancelled his trip
to India to watch Sunday's one-day match
in Delhi after stirring a political
controversy.
Mr Miandad's son is married to the
daughter of underworld don Dawood
Ibrahim, wanted by India for
masterminding the serial blasts in
Mumbai in 1993, in which over 250
people were killed and more than 700
injured.
Mr Miandad, now a senior official of the
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), was
scheduled to arrive in India on Saturday
to watch a one-day cricket match
between India and Pakistan in New Delhi
on Sunday.
"It's a decision that has been taken by
the government. I can't blame the home
ministry, I cannot blame ourselves; it's a
decision taken by the government. What
are the circumstances, what is considered,
when is the approval given, what goes
into it is something that is an internal
government matter," External Affairs
Minister Salman Khurshid said on
Thursday.
But even some in his own party
disagreed. "We still consider Dawood
Ibrahim the most wanted and have been
asking Pakistan to send him back. Giving a
visa to his relative will hurt the
sentiments of people in India," Congress
MP Jagdambika Pal said.
"The government and security agencies
should be alert as to who is entering the
country. The game should be played with
sportsmanship and a good environment,"
BJP spokesperson Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
told reporters in Delhi.
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