Pakistan to send cricket team to this year's World Cup in India
Islamabad on Sunday announced that it would send its cricket team to participate in this year's ICC World Cup, which is being held in India. The decision comes after multiple back and forth between the two countries over visiting the other team's home grounds, with India and Pakistan only playing each other in neutral venues for the past few years.
Sunday's announcement follows multiple refusals by the Pakistan Cricket Board to attend the tournament. Pakistan's participation in the tournament hinged on approval from multiple government bodies, with the country convening a security committee to decide on participation.
Formed by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the committee was chaired by Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto, meeting earlier this week to decide on sending the team. The 14-member committee includes various ministers and advisers, including the foreign minister, the interior minister, the law minister, the Inter-Provincial Coordination minister, the information and broadcasting minister, adviser on Kashmir affairs, adviser on establishment, the foreign secretary, PSPM, as well as representatives from secret agencies and other sensitive departments.
Pakistan last travelled to India during the 2016 World T20 Cup. The two countries have not engaged in bilateral cricket since 2012-13 and the last Test series was held in India in 2007.
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