Indian border officials stop baseball team from entering Pakistan.

LAHORE -- In the wee hours of Wednesday, the Indian baseball team had arrived at the Wagah border, ready to enter Pakistan to play the West Asia Cup. With them was the Nepal team. But while the Nepalese entered Pakistan for the tournament, which opens on Jan 27 in Islamabad, the Indian security officials stopped their compatriots, asking them to show a NOC issued by the government.

The Indians had only received their visas late on Tuesday and Pakistan Federation Baseball president Fakhar Ali Shah infoArmed Dawn that they were still waiting at the Wagah border. 'Even if they get the NOC on Jan 27, we will adjust the schedule of their matches accordingly,' Fakhar said, inforAming that Sri Lanka's arrival had...