Imran Khan has denied Pakistan's role in Pulwama terror attack but also said it 'will retaliate if India attacks'.
Shahid Afridi has backed Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan as he played the victim card and threatened India in a hollow speech on Pulwama terror attack. Khan, on Wednesday, said that the country Pakistan had no role to play in the killing of 40 CRPF soldiers in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama and India did not have any evidence to prove Pakistan’s role.
Khan also issued an warning to India, saying: "If you [India] think you will attack us and we will not think of retaliating… We will retaliate. We all know starting a war is in the hands of humans, where it will lead us only God knows."
Shahid Afridi expressed his support for Khan's as he shared a video of the speech.
1. Shahid Afridi backs Imran Khan
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Shahid Afridi took to Twitter and Afridi posted the video of Imran Khan speaking on the issue and wrote: “Absolutely crystal&Clear”
Absolutely crystal&Clear https://t.co/AUc79pHvfO
— Shahid Afridi (@SAfridiOfficial) February 19, 2019
Afridi pinned this tweet at the top of his Twitter page.
2. Shahid Afridi on Kashmir
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Shahid Afridi has never shied away from airing his opinions on the complicated India-Pakistan relationship. The outspoken all-rounder had landed himself in news again with his comments on Kashmir several times.
Afridi had created controversy in April this year when he tweeted about the conditions in Kashmir. Afridi had tweeted: "Appalling and worrisome situation ongoing in the Indian Occupied Kashmir. Innocents being shot down by oppressive regime to clamp voice of self determination (sic) & independence. Wonder where is the @UN & other int bodies & why aren't they making efforts to stop this bloodshed?"
Afridi received lot of flak in India for his comments. Gautam Gambhir and other cricketers had also slammed Afridi for his comments.
3. Pakistan cricketers' photos removed from Dharamshala stadium
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Shahid Afridi's picture was among the 13 photos of Pakistani cricketers that were removed from the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) stadium on Tuesday. The removed photos included those of Afridi, Shoaib Akhtar, Imran Khan, Wasim Akram and Javed Miandad.
“We have decided to remove all the photos of Pakistani players from our stadium to express solidarity with the families of CRPF martyred troopers in Pulwama attack,” HPCA stadium Manager Col HS Manhas said.
Earlier, Cricket Club of India had covered picture of Imran Khan while pictures of pakistan cricketers were removed from stadiums in Mohali and Jaipur after Pulwama attack.
4. Boycott call for India vs Pakistan match in World Cup
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With tension between the countries escalating, the possibility of India forfeiting their World Cup round-robin match against Pakistan, on June 16 at Old Trafford, remains high. Harbhajan Singh is the latest to join the call for boycott saying he doesn't want India to play Pakistan in the upcoming ODI World Cup in the aftermath of the ghastly terror attack. Harbhajan Singh said India are strong enough to win the World Cup even if they decide to forfeit the match against Pakistan in Manchester on June 16.
"This is a difficult time. The attack that has happened, it was unbelievable and it's very wrong. Strict action will surely be taken by the government. When it comes to cricket, I don't think we should have any relations with them otherwise they will keep treating us like this," he added.
Earlier, various cricket administrators and fans have also called for the boycott of the game after the terror attack in Pulwama that killed 40 personnel CRPF personnel. India already does not play bilateral series with Pakistan but the teams have played against each other in ICC tournaments.
5. PSL 2019 broadcast barred in India
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The broadcast of Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2019 is barred in India. IMG-Reliance on Sunday pulled out from broadcasting PSL 2019 after the Pulwama attack. The company has taken the decision that they will not offer broadcast production service for PSL with immediate effect. PSL will go off the air unless the PCB brings in an alternate production service as this is the only production service for Pakistan to broadcast their matches. Even if PCB finds a production company, PSL will not be broadcast in India.
