NEW DELHI – Blaming India for their pullout from the Asian Squash Championships, Pakistan have lodged a complaint with the World and Asian squash bodies, alleging that the hosts India deliberately delayed visas to their team, Indian state run news agency reported on Wednesday.

PTI quoting an official in the Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) said the matter had been brought to the notice of the World and Asian bodies since Pakistan were the defending champions in the event starting today in Chennai.

The PSF claimed that it had submitted applications for the visas of players and officials well before time, on March 17.