Pakistan interior minister Mohsin Naqvi , who is also the Pakistan Cricket Board and the Asian Cricket Council chief, will be honoured with the Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Excellence Gold Medal for what has been described by certain quarters as “principled and courageous stance” during the Asia Cup final trophy controversy.

The news was revealed by Pakistan-based news portal, The Nation.

After the Asia Cup final in which India defeated Pakistan, the Men in Blue refused to take the trophy from Naqvi, who had shared a controversial post on social media. Following this, Naqvi decided to take away the trophy, a stance that has made him the subject of ridicule on social media.

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