Merge pull request matplotlib#25737 from chahak13/patch-1

Update PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md to include issue cross-reference.

Author: QuLogic

.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md

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 ## PR Checklist
 
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+**Linked Issue**
+- [ ] Added "closes #0000" in the PR description to link it to the original issue.
 
 **Documentation and Tests**
 - [ ] Has pytest style unit tests (and `pytest` passes)