{"id":11319,"date":"2025-10-04T04:26:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T04:26:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/e2bangladesh.com\/?p=11319"},"modified":"2025-10-04T04:26:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T04:26:11","slug":"mohsin-naqvi-set-to-receive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e2bangladesh.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/04\/mohsin-naqvi-set-to-receive\/","title":{"rendered":"Mohsin Naqvi Set to Receive Pakistan Gold Medal for Controversial Asia Cup Trophy Incident, Report Says"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Mohsin Naqvi, PCB chief and ACC president, is set to receive the Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Excellence Gold Medal for withholding the Asia Cup trophy from India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PCB Chief Mohsin Naqvi to Receive Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Excellence Gold Medal<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Mohsin Naqvi, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief<\/a>, Asian Cricket Council (ACC) President, and the country\u2019s Interior Minister, is set to be honoured with the Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Excellence Gold Medal. Organisers cited his \u201cprincipled and courageous stance\u201d during the Asia Cup final trophy handover controversy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Advocate Ghulam Abbas Jamal, President of the Sindh and Karachi Basketball Associations, announced that Naqvi\u2019s actions \u201crestored national pride\u201d amid heightened political and sporting tensions with India. Naqvi gained international attention when Indian players declined to accept the trophy from him, widely seen as a political snub. In response, he retained the trophy, stating on social media that the Indian team could collect it from the ACC headquarters \u201cif they truly want it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI did nothing wrong, and I did not \u2014 and will not \u2014 apologise to the BCCI,\u201d Naqvi posted on X (formerly Twitter). His stance has earned praise across Pakistan\u2019s political and sports communities, with the award seen as both a symbolic gesture and a strong statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ceremony Planned in Karachi<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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A formal award ceremony is reportedly being planned in Karachi to honour Mohsin Naqvi, with PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari invited as the chief guest. Organisers will finalise the date once Bhutto confirms his availability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A special committee has been formed to oversee the event, led by Sindh Basketball Association Chairman Khalid Jameel Shamsi, with Director Sports, Commissioner Karachi, Ghulam Muhammad Khan, serving as secretary.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is not just about cricket,\u201d said Advocate Ghulam Abbas Jamal. \u201cThis is about dignity, sovereignty, and the refusal to bend under pressure.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Asia Cup Trophy Row and Diplomatic Fallout<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The 2025 Asia Cup was marked by political undertones, with India enforcing a strict “no handshake” protocol with Pakistani players. The controversy peaked during the final, which India won, but chose not to accept the trophy from PCB chief Mohsin Naqvi.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The BCCI has raised the issue at the ACC’s annual meeting and is expected to escalate it to the International Cricket Council (ICC) during its next session in November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The episode occurred amid worsening bilateral relations, following the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 Indian tourists and was blamed on Pakistan-based militants, prompting Indian military strikes under \u201cOperation Sindoor\u201d targeting alleged militant camps across the border.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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