Indian SC greenlights Asia Cup match against Pakistan

The Indian Supreme Court on Thursday turned down an urgent plea seeking cancellation of the Asia Cup T20 match between India and Pakistan scheduled for September 14 in Dubai. A Bench of Justices JK Maheshwari and Vijay Bishnoi dismissed the public interest litigation (PIL) filed by four law students who argued that playing Pakistan so soon after the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor would convey the wrong message. “Match is this Sunday? What can we do about that? Let it be. The match should go on,” Justice Maheshwari remarked during the brief hearing. The petitioners’ counsel requested that the matter be listed for consideration, even if not immediately. But the bench refused to grant urgent listing and reaffirmed that...