LAHORE:
Arch rivals Pakistan and India are set to play an U19 rugby final today, with officials and captains vowing to promote peace through sports.
The final is a rare sporting event between the South Asian nuclear rivals. New Delhi had stalled bilateral sporting relations in the wake of 2008 terrorist attacks on Mumbai, which India blamed on militants based in Pakistan.
Pakistan’s cricket team did play a short limited overs series in India earlier this year – their first since 2007 – but that proved to be a one-off, as heightening tensions on the Line of Control derailed the peace process.
But Indian rugby team manager Kulvinder Singh said the final will be the first step towards peace.
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