India, April 24 -- The South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) tournament in Goa won't have Pakistan's women's football team as participants as it has not been given permission to play in India.

"We have not been issued an NOC [no objection certificate] by the relevant authorities," a spokesperson of the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) told Al Jazeera.

The tournament, scheduled to kick off on May 25 and run until June 7, returns to India after 10 years. All matches will be played at the Fatorda Stadium in Margao. Last time, Siliguri in West Bengal hosted in 2016.

Ever since the short war that India and Pakistan fought last year in May, things have gone from bad to worse between the neighbours. The far followed a terrible terror attac...