Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has directed authorities to ensure there were no power cuts during Sunday’s India-Pakistan cricket match in the Asia Cup tournament.
Foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar on Monday called for the resumption of cricket ties with arch-rivals India.
Batting legend Sunil Gavaskar on Tuesday said he hoped a window could be found to accommodate an India-Pakistan series, as tight schedules were stopping the arch-rivals from playing each other.
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani lauded the national cricket team for their convincing 76-run victory in the second one-day international against Bangladesh in Dhaka Saturday.
Desperate to revive bilateral cricket ties with India, Pakistan is hoping to make a breakthrough next month when the officials of the two boards come across each other during ICC meetings.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is not in favour of resuming cricketing ties with Pakistan in near future in view of the security situations in Pakistan after the death of dreaded terrorist Osama bin Laden a few days back.
Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said Wednesday his visit to India to watch the World Cup cricket semi-final would help improve relations between the arch rivals.