Pakistan, Oct. 19 -- Pakistan has strongly rejected what it called the selective, biased, and premature claim made by the International Cricket Council (ICC) regarding the reported deaths of three Afghan cricketers in an airstrike. The government criticized the ICC for issuing an unverified statement without independent evidence, terming it an attempt to politicize cricket and undermine neutrality within the sport's global governing body.

Federal Information Minister Attaullah Tarar, in a post on X, said the ICC must refrain from making definitive attributions or validating unverified claims influenced by external actors. He stressed that Pakistan, being a prime victim of cross-border terrorism, cannot accept a statement that presents a ...