ICC 2016 World T20: Pakistan participation in doubt

Pakistan's World Twenty20 participation remains in doubt after the country's government demanded assurances about the team's safety.

Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan wants a public guarantee from the Indian government before giving the side the go-ahead to compete.

The demand has been made despite the International Cricket Council agreeing to switch the venue for next week's game against India.

Pakistan requested the Group Two match be moved from Dharamsala for security reasons, and Kolkata's Eden Gardens is now due to play host on March 19.

But there must now be concerns over whether the game will go ahead at all after Pakistan's Interior Minister said: "Until on a government level we are given a public guarantee, unfortunately we are not in a position to give the Pakistani team permission to go to India."