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Al Jazeera
Hafsa Adil

Pakistani fans ‘clueless’ about Indian visas as match tickets go to waste

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Pakistani cricket fans say their money spent on match tickets for the Cricket World Cup will go to waste as they can't travel to India in time [File: Satish Kumar/Reuters]

Cricket fans in Pakistan have been left ruing their fate after being unable to travel to India for the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup due to a lack of clarity on acquiring Indian visas.

Several match ticket holders told Al Jazeera that their money spent on the tickets will go to waste as the Indian High Commission in Pakistan has still not announced a visa policy for match ticket holders from Pakistan – even though the tournament began on October 5 and India will play Pakistan this Saturday in the biggest match in cricket.

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