30 March 2011
Last updated at 00:54 ET
Security is tight ahead of the big match
The prime ministers of India and Pakstan are due to attend the World Cup cricket semi-final between the two countries in the Indian city of Mohali.
This is the first time the two sides are playing each other’s soil since the 2008 Mumbai (Bombay) attacks.
Relations between the nuclear-armed neighbours hit a low after Pakistan-based militants attacked Mumbai.
The match in Mohali is expected to be watched on television by more than a billion people.
Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani is travelling at the personal invitation of his Indian counterpart, Manmohan Singh, in what is being described as “cricket diplomacy”.
The two leaders are are due to arrive in Mohali on Wednesday, enter the ground together, meet the players, and watch the game together.
They are due to return to their respective capitals, Delhi and Islamabad, after the end of the match, reports say.
It is not clear whether the two leaders will hold any talks on the sidelines of the game.
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