Pakistan’s Sahibzada Farhan (C) and India’s Shivam Dube (R) warm up before the start of the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup group stage match between India and Pakistan at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on February 15, 2026. — AFP
Pakistan’s Shaheen Shah Afridi (3L) with teammates speaks to commentator and former cricket player Wasim Akram (L) before the start of the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup group stage match between India and Pakistan at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on February 15, 2026. — AFP
India’s Hardik Pandya gestures as he warms up before the start of the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup group stage match between India and Pakistan at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on February 15, 2026. — AFP
Both sides accuse the other of violating the truce that was supposed to halt the conflict in April, yet neither appears willing to abandon negotiations altogether.
Though the JAAC’s demands are open to scrutiny, banning any political organisation — as long as it remains committed to peaceful activism — is undemocratic.