Gilani stops Pak sports minister from travelling to India: report

Pakistan premier Yousuf Raza Gilani has barred Sports Minister Aijaz Hussain Jakhrani from attending the opening ceremony of the hockey World Cup in Delhi tomorrow, according to a media report in Islamabad today.

Updated on: Feb 27, 2010, 22:17:21 IST

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Pakistan premier Yousuf Raza Gilani has barred Sports Minister Aijaz Hussain Jakhrani from attending the opening ceremony of the hockey World Cup in Delhi on Sunday, according to a media report in Islamabad today.

Jakhrani was scheduled to visit India to attend the opening ceremony of the World Cup and also watch the match
between India and Pakistan at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium.

Gilani, however, stopped the minister from travelling to India due to "prevailing tension" between the two countries
and lack of substantive outcome in the Foreign Secretary-level talks on February 25, official sources were quoted as saying by Dawn news channel.

The Prime Minister had also returned a proposal from the Sports Ministry seeking clearance for Jakhrani to travel to
India, the sources said.

There was, however, no official word on the development.

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