ISLAMABAD: India has barred Pakistan players from taking part in the upcoming Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) in which players from 16 countries will participate, Hindustan Times reported. Indian Sports Minister Vijay Goel on Tuesday asserted that no players from Pakistan would be allowed to take part in the upcoming PKL ‘unless Pakistan gets rid of its terrorism, the Indian daily reported. Goel said that even if the organisers of the league, scheduled to begin on June 25, select Pakistan players to participate then the Government of India would decide whether they were allowed to play or not. “Unless Pakistan gets rid of terrorism, it is impossible to play with Pakistan,” the Indian minister added. In keeping with the stance of the Indian government, the PKL franchise “turned their backs on the 10-odd Pakistan players,” the Indian daily reported. It is expected that as the league begins in June, none of the Pakistan players listed for auction will be selected to participate. Ten players from Pakistan had been listed to be auctioned to franchises.