Confirmed! Pakistan teams cleared to fly out for India, likely to arrive tonight

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Pakistan is expected to reach India either tonight or tomorrow to play the ICC World Twenty20 after written assurances from the West Bengal chief minister and Kolkata Police commissioner.


 Ending days of speculation and high drama, the Pakistan government gave the nod to its cricket teams to travel to India for the ICC World Twenty20. The men's and women's teams will arrive at New Delhi airport either tonight or tomorrow.
PCB executive committee chairman Najam Sethi said the Pakistan Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Khan had given the green signal based on assurances from West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and Kolkata Police commissioner Rajeev Kumar.
Pakistan had insisted on a written assurance from the Indian government regarding the safety of their players. But Minister of State for Home Affairs, Kiren Rijiju said that he would not comment on any specific country or their demands but added that if any team deserved special security, the Indian government would be happy to look into that.
Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said no one should doubt the security arrangements in India after Pakistan's Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Khan said there was no question of their cricketers flying out to India unless New Delhi gave a firm assurance.
But earlier today, it emerged that Banerjee and Kumar had already handed written assurances on securityto Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) president Sourav Ganguly, who handed the letters to the International Cricket Council.
The ICC in turn conveyed the West Bengal government's assurance to the PCB.
Khan today met Sethi, who conveyed to the Pakistani government West Bengal's assurance on security.
Meanwhile, Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit met with the Indian Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi, following which he sent his recommendations to Islamabad, leaving the decision in the hands of his government.
However, Pakistan's first warm-up match scheduled for 3 PM tomorrow against Bengal has been cancelled.  

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