New Delhi, Feb. 17 -- The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) broke silence on the controversy surrounding the absence of the Indian flag at Karachi's National Stadium when the flags of all other participating countries were hoisted.

Reacting to the controversy, a source in the PCB reportedly reasoned on Monday that the flags of the countries who are playing in Pakistan for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 have only been raised at the stadiums.

A PCB source told IANS news agency, "As you know, India is not coming to Pakistan to play its matches during the ICC Champions Trophy 2025; the National Stadium in Karachi, Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium and the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore have hoisted flags of countries that are going to play at the said venues...