India,Pakistan discuss starting women’s cricket series

India,Pak discuss bilateral women's cricket series to promote friendly exchanges.

A bilateral women’s cricket series and the setting up a women’s forum were among the suggestions discussed by India and Pakistan as part of talks between the Foreign Secretaries of the two countries on promotion of friendly exchanges.

The two-day talks,which ended yesterday,focused on the dragging Kashmir dispute,peace and security,including confidence-building measures,and friendly exchanges.

There was a suggestion for a women’s cricket series, said an Indian official.

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There was also talk of creating a women’s forum between the two countries, the official said.

The suggestions were part of several proposals mooted by both sides to promote friendly exchanges and people-to-people contacts.

The two countries have had limited sports contacts since the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks,which were blamed on the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba.

Foreign cricket teams stopped touring Pakistan due to security concerns after the Sri Lankan team was attacked by terrorists in the eastern city of Lahore in March 2009.

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But cricket diplomacy,as it was called,brought Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to Mohali in March to watch the India-Pakistan semi-final of the cricket World Cup at the invitation of his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh.

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