Pakistan on Thursday said that no back channel diplomacy was going on with India after the neighbouring country refused to send its cricket team for the Champions Trophy to be held in February-March next year. The spokesperson of Foreign Office, Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, was asked questions at the weekly press briefing regarding the status of the cricket tournament scheduled to be held in Pakistan early next year. There is no back channel with India to specifically discuss the Champions Trophy and bilateral Cricket between Pakistan and India, she said. She added that further details with regards to the holding of Champions Trophy in Pakistan and the participation of the various teams was available with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), which can share any further details. Baloch went on to say that sports events should not be mixed with politics. Pakistan has always said that sports should not be politicized, she said. Asked whether Pakistan plans to go ahead with the Champions Trophy