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  • Jan 20th, 2010
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Jamaat-i-Islami Chief Syed Munawar Hasan has said that ignoring star Pakistani cricketers in the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction despite an official invitation to them was an insult to the Pakistani nation and not the players, and also a slap on the face of those striving for confidence building between the two countries through artificial means.

In a press statement here on Tuesday, he said this fully established India's treachery and duplicity and proved beyond doubt that India could ever be sincere towards Pakistan. He said in view of the New Delhi's attitude, there was no justification in going for Test matches or ODI's with India. There should be a complete ban on Pakistan-India matches and the Pakistani players should also give priority to national honour over money.

Syed Munawar Hasan recalled that India had allegedly attacked the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore in a bid to hurt cricket in Pakistan and to bring the country a bad name. The Lahore Police chief had talked of a strong evidence of India's hand in the attack. The game suffered a set back because of this attack and Pakistan lost the chance of hosting the World Cup, he added.

JI chief said that India also had a hand in the terrorist activities going on in Pakistan. India was continuing brutalities in Held Kashmir and it was also denying this country its share in river water to convert this country into a desert. India's aggressive activities were continuing on the Line of Control, while the Indian army chief was threatening of using nuclear bomb against Pakistan thus wiping it out within minutes.

It was in this background, he said, that the JI had been demanding breaking diplomatic and trade ties with India and talking to New Delhi on equal footing. While rallies and demonstrations protesting against the false and baseless trial of Dr Aafia Siddiqui before a US court were held Tuesday evening all over the country on an appeal by the Jamaat-i-Islami chief Syed Munawar Hasan.

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