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\nThe Government of Pakistan has issued visas to all Indian journalists coming to Pakistan for the coverage of the ICC Champions Trophy, sources said.
\nIn 2023, the Indian government denied visas to a large number of Pakistani journalists for the coverage of the ICC Men\u2019s Cricket World Cup held in India, prompting the Pakistan Cricket Board to raise the issue with the International Cricket Council and recorded their protest against the actions of BCCI and the Indian government.
\nThe tournament would kick off on February 19 in Karachi with the first match between Pakistan and New Zealand. One of the most anticipated clashes between Pakistan and India would occur on February 23 in Dubai.
\nThe mega event would last for 19 days, with exciting cricket matches hosted in Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi, and Dubai.
\nThe final of the tournament is scheduled for March 9, with the winning team set to receive $2.24 million while the runner-up would earn $1.12 million.
\nThe total prize money has seen an impressive 53% increase from the 2017 edition, totalling $6.9 million.
\nVisas have been granted to all those reproters \u201cwho had applied to the Pakistani High Commission for visas to travel to Pakistan.\u201d
\nThe Pakistan Cricket Board \u201cplayed a positive role\u201d in ensuring the issuance of visas to the Indian journalists, sources added.
\nThe Champions Trophy will be the first major tournament to be held in Pakistan since 1996 and will feature the home side and teams from New Zealand, England, Australia, Afghanistan, South Africa, Bangladesh and India.
\nFor the Champions Trophy, police in Lahore, Karachi and the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad have deployed over 20,000 troops, including snipers on rooftops along key routes. Hotels where players will stay, stadiums and airports will be heavily guarded as will the roads connecting these locations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD The Government of Pakistan has issued visas to all Indian journalists coming to Pakistan for the coverage of the ICC Champions Trophy, sources said. In 2023, the Indian government denied visas to a large number of Pakistani journalists for the coverage of the ICC Men\u2019s Cricket World Cup held in India, prompting the Pakistan […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":462264,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-462254","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n