Sethi, along with former PCB chairman Ramiz Raja, was invited by Naqvi during crisis talks to secure Pakistan’s future in the Asia Cup. After much deliberation, it was decided that Pakistan would continue participating in the tournament, eventually reaching the Super Four stage.

Pakistan set up another meeting against India with a 41-run victory over the United Arab Emirates at the Asia Cup.

Tension between India and Pakistan has carried over to sports, with no handshakes exchanged between players before or after their Asia Cup cricket match in Dubai.

The highlights this week: The Indian national cricket team snubs Pakistan on the pitch, Nepal swears in interim leader Sushila Karki after mass protests forced the prime minister to resign, and U.S. hostage envoy Adam Boehler returns to Kabul.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is in Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar district on his 75th birthday, says India ‘isn’t scared of nuclear threats and instead enters the enemy’s home to strike’.

Pakistan's foreign office also said that like every year, Islamabad is ready to welcome pilgrims from the Indian side.

On September 17, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia signed a landmark Strategic Mutual Defense Agreement in Riyadh, sparking alarm in India and Israel. The pact includes a NATO-style Article 5 clause, declaring that any attack on one nation will be treated as an attack on both.