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13th International tennis championship has started in Karachi. Five senior Indian tennis players could not come due to delayed permission from the Pakistani authorities.On the first day of the event in Karachi gymkhana, only one player each from Georgia and Germany are participating in 35-plus singles round whereas five senior Indian players also applied to the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi for Pakistans visa in order to play but unfortunately could not get the visa in time. In fact they were granted permission by Pakistans interior ministry just two hour before the commencement of the championship. Talking to Dunya News, Secretary Pakistan Senior Tennis Federation Khalid Rehmani said that according to ITF rules no player can participate after the draws get prepared.
