ISLAMABAD
\nThe foreign ministry said it is \u201cevaluating all aspects\u201d of the country\u2019s participation in this year\u2019s 50-overs World Cup in India with bilateral cricket stalled between the South Asian neighbours due to soured political relations.
\nThe two countries have played each other only in multi-team events at neutral venues over the last decade and doubts remain over Pakistan\u2019s involvement in the World Cup in October-November.
\nBilawal Bhutto-Zardari was among the foreign ministers who travelled to Goa last month for a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting, becoming the first senior Pakistani leader to visit India in nine years.
\nForeign ministry spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said Pakistan was of the view that \u201cpolitics should not be mixed with sports\u201d.
\n\u201cIndia\u2019s policy of not playing cricket in Pakistan is disappointing,\u201d Baloch said in Islamabad on Thursday.
\n\u201cWe are observing and evaluating all aspects relating to our participation in the World Cup including the security situation for Pakistani cricketers and we will offer our views to the Pakistan Cricket Board in due course.\u201d
\nDoubts over Pakistan\u2019s participation has meant that the dates and venues for the World Cup are yet to be confirmed with just over three months left before the start of the tournament.
\nIndia has already ruled out travelling to Pakistan for the Asia Cup, which is scheduled to begin on Aug. 31. In response, Pakistan threatened to boycott the World Cup if they lose the hosting rights to the Asia Cup.
\nLooking for a compromise, the Asian Cricket Council said the regional tournament will be hosted in a \u2018hybrid model\u2019 with four matches held in Pakistan and the remaining nine in Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD The foreign ministry said it is \u201cevaluating all aspects\u201d of the country\u2019s participation in this year\u2019s 50-overs World Cup in India with bilateral cricket stalled between the South Asian neighbours due to soured political relations. The two countries have played each other only in multi-team events at neutral venues over the last decade and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":339706,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-339691","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n