Islamabad, March 4: Pakistan will assess on ground the security measures in place ahead of the forthcoming World T20 in India before clearing the participation of its team in the cricket tournament later this month, an official said.

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The prime minister kept the decision of sending the national team to India on hold till the report of the team was submitted.

"The final decision on whether Pakistan's cricket team will fly to India will be made after a report is submitted by the 'security team'," the statement said.

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