India's players need to block out the noise as they prepare to again face rivals Pakistan in the Asia Cup amid controversy over their previous clash, skipper Suryakumar Yadav said on Saturday.

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

Indian diplomat Anupama Singh told the UNHRC that Pakistan’s state-sponsored terrorism undermines the Indus Waters Treaty and the platform’s integrity.

Seven hours before the India-Pakistan Asia Cup cricket match in Dubai on September 14, banned terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammed held a recruitment drive in Pak's remote Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

Terrorist groups are relocating in Pakistan, a development that comes months after the Operation Sindoor strikes by India that razed several terror camps.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday interacted with the brave veterans and the families of the fallen heroes of the 1965 war at an event organised by the Army at South Block, New Delhi, to commemorate the diamond jubilee of India's victory over Pakistan.

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.