Amid PCB's threat to boycott the tournament, the Pakistan team is yet to arrive at the Dubai International Stadium with barely more than an hour left for the toss to take place for their must-win final group stage clash against the UAE at the ongoing Asia Cup on Wednesday.
During an interview with Al Jazeera, Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Monday contradicted claims made by US President Donald Trump, who asserted that the US brokered a ceasefire between the two nuclear-armed nations.
During an interview with Al Jazeera, Dar stated that Islamabad has raised the issue of third-party mediation with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, to which the US official responded that India does not support any outside involvement.
BJP leader NV Subhash targeted Rahul Gandhi, questioning whether the Congress leader was "mourning" Pakistan's loss to India in the high-stakes Asia Cup 2025 match held in Dubai, where the Indian cricket team delivered an outstanding performance to secure a convincing win.
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) vice-president Rajeev Shukla extended wishes to the Indian team for its "huge" win over arch-rival Pakistan at the Asia Cup in Dubai on Sunday.
Congress leader Mumtaz Patel on Sunday opposed the India Pakistan Asia Cup match, questioning why this match is being played when everything else is boycotted.
Congress leader Abhishek Dutt on Sunday protested against the India-Pakistan Asia Cup match and said that there was no need to participate in the match.
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi strongly opposed India-Pakistan cricket match, stating that this match is not between India versus Pakistan but BCCI versus Pakistan.
Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) leader Jayant Patil on Sunday slammed the Central government over India Pakistan cricket match in the Asia Cup, alleging that their "colour keeps changing after every month."