Cricket diplomacy-Love and friendships all over! Musharraf might ride Kashmir bus to ODI, yester years these nations were on war path, post 911 Republican policies resulted in a collateral benefit that led to 1.2 billion people able to see an era of peace, now it is in arena of diplomacy and cricket which have become the avenues were two nations are grappling their strengths
Among the proposals being studied by both India and Pakistan is a suggestion from Islamabad that President Pervez Musharraf take the bus from Muzaffarabad to Srinagar and then fly to Jamshedpur for the India-Pakistan One-Day International (ODI) on April 9, The Times of India reported.
It quoted a Pakistani government official as saying that nothing was final and the proposal would have to be discussed with Indian authorities. “But the option that the Pakistani president might ride on the bus linking both Kashmirs, that is scheduled to begin its run on April 7, was among the proposals being considered, he said,” the paper reported. “This would get the Pakistani president to Jamshedpur in Jharkhand in time for the ODI on April 9,” it added.
The Times of India quoted a senior Pakistani FO official as saying that the bus journey was a difficult choice as many complications were involved, but the Pakistani government would surely make the proposal to the Indians. “‘It may be delayed for a day or two if the president opts for this route to watch the cricket match’,” the paper quoted him as saying. |
