In over two decades of his career as a Karachi-based sports journalist, Javed Iqbal has always been in the stadium stands to cover the Pakistan cricket team’s matches. The senior journalist’s reportage of the game has taken him to several countries, including five visits to India.
But this year for the ICC Cricket World Cup in India, Iqbal will be one of 50-odd journalists from Pakistan who will most likely miss on-field reporting on Pakistan team’s sporting actions.
