Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Mohsin Naqvi, who also serves as the country’s Interior Minister and President of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC), is set to receive the Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Excellence Gold Medal. The award recognises his “principled and courageous stance” during the recent Asia Cup trophy handover controversy with India. The incident made headlines worldwide after Indian players declined to receive the trophy from Naqvi following the final match.

Mohsin Naqvi Honoured for Asia Cup Stand

Advocate Ghulam Abbas Jamal, President of the Sindh and Karachi Basketball Associations, announced that Naqvi’s actions had “restored national pride” amid rising political and sporting tensions with India, according to Pakistan’s The Nation.

The award committee said it apprecia

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