Cricket team in Kashmir sings Pakistan’s national anthem, state police seeks their arrest

The video shows players wearing green uniforms are standing with hands to their hearts as a sign of respect for Pakistani anthem. The state police says it would arrest them "sooner or later"

Players in Kashmir pay respect to Pakistani national anthem

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A local cricket team in the Kashmir Valley has sent social media into a frenzy after singing Pakistan’s national anthem, prompting an investigation from the state police which is seeking their arrest now.

The players in the video can be seen wearing green uniforms, a colour generally attributed to the Pakistan team.
Players wearing green uniforms are standing with hands to their hearts as a sign of respect for Pakistani anthem
The Pakistan national anthem can be heard in the background as players stand with their hands to their heart as a sign of respect.
#BREAKING -- Local cricket team in Kashmir sings Pakistan anthem; Kashmiri cricketers wear Pakistani team uniform pic.twitter.com/LVBfDPfBqy — News18 (@CNNnews18) April 5, 2017
The match is said to have been played a few days ago, and the state police has now launched an investigation seeking their arrest.

“Yes, we hope to arrest them sooner or later. These youth have fled from their homes and we will soon get them,” SSP Ganderbal Fayaz Lone said, according to News18.


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