As Pakistan embarks on tour to England to play 6-match limited-overs series of One Day Internationals and T20, Pakistan’s Ministry for Information and Broadcasting has affirmed that it will not be broadcast the games in the country due to a license issue with the Indian broadcasters.
The first match of the series is scheduled for July 8 in Cardiff and according to Pakistan Pakistan’s Minister Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhary due to the strained relations, and the abrogation of Article 370 the country is facing this problem.
However, he said that Pakistan would approach the England Cricket Board seeking a solution to broadcast the England vs Pakistan series back home.
As per Geo TV, Chaudhary while addressing a press conference in Islamabad after the cabinet meeting on Tuesday (June 8) said that PTV’s request to sign a contract with Indian broadcasters Star and Asia, who own the rights has been rejected by the Pakistani cabinet unless “Normalisation of ties with India is subject to it taking back the August 5 decision” which means withdrawing article 370.
However, Chaudhary admitted that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and PTV will face a ‘considerable’ loss of income due to the decision of not permitting the broadcast deal with Star and Asia.
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