Back on the Pitch: Pakistan Super League Resumes After Conflict-Forced Suspension

Back on the pitch: Pakistan Super League resumes after conflict-forced suspension

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s premier Twenty20 cricket tournament resumes Saturday after a ceasefire between India and Pakistan was achieved. There will be a handful of foreign players returning for the remaining eight games.

Pakistan and India have extended a ceasefire until Sunday. India has accused Pakistan of mismanaging its nuclear arsenal, while Pakistan has accused India of selling nuclear material.

Pakistan and India have agreed to extend the ceasefire announced last Saturday by U.S. President Donald Trump, following recent fighting between the two countries around Kashmir, the most intense in about 25 years. Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar assured the Senate this Thursday that the ceasefire has been extended after a round of talks between the military authorities of both countries, according to the newspaper Dawn.

Pakistan-India ceasefire extended until May 18, says FM Dar

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Pakistan-India ceasefire extended until May 18: DPM Ishaq Dar

Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar announced on Thursday that the militaries of India and Pakistan have agreed to extend last week’s ceasefire until Sunday, May 18. Addressing the Senate on Thursday, he said the extension paves the way for renewed political dialogue. “Now it [ceasefire] has been extended till [May] 18, so obviously, now ultimately, things will go to dialogue,” Dar said. “For now, these are military-to-military communications, so ob…

Pakistan said talks with India have led to an extension of the ceasefire until Sunday, according to the Pakistani Foreign Ministry...