Pakistan security team in India to assess WT20 security arrang

ISLAMABAD: A team of Pakistani security experts arrived in India on Monday to examine security arrangements ahead of Pakistan cricket team departure for World Cup Twenty20 starting March 08.Pakistan government has linked cricket team participation in World T20 tournament with security clearance after Hindu extremists threatened to dig up pitch of Dharmasala stadium, where Pakistan would clash arch rival India on March 19.A three member-team headed by Usman Anwar, a director of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), was set up after a meeting between Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan.Two members of the security delegation ‘ FIA senior Director Usman Anwar and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief security Officer Col (R) Azam ‘ reached the Wagah border crossing Monday morning from where they crossed over into India.The third member of the security team ‘ Ubaid Nizamani, an official from the Pakistan High Commission ‘ is already present in India.