India asks Pakistan to set up special counter to facilitate visa for fans

NEW DELHI: India has asked the high commission in Islamabad to set up a special counter to facilitate visa for Pak fans, the officials said. A senior home ministry official had earlier said it will issue 250 visas for each match and each visa will be issued for five days.

Pak will play two matches in Mohali — against New Zealand on March 22 and against Australia on March 25. The high-voltage India-Pakistan match is scheduled for March 19 in Kolkata. The match was earlier scheduled to take place at Dharamshala. However, officials said the BCCI decided to organise the match in Bengal due to security reasons.