Hosting World Cup 2011 will remain with Pakistan : News latest breaking stories

News Latest Breaking Stories (PCB) : As everyone is well aware and according to news latest breaking stories, after the recent attack on Srilankan team in Lahore near Qaddafi Stadium Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is still confident about hosting World Cup 2011.

As per news latest breaking stories, after attack on Mahela Jayawardene's team before starting of 2nd day test match threatens to isolate Pakistan in international cricket, jeopardising their status as co-hosts of the 2011 World Cup, as per news.

As per news latest breaking stories, PCB Chairman Ejaz Butt, however, sounded optimistic about international cricket's return to the trouble-torn country with hopes that tours will start again here soon and he had give to it six to nine months, Butt stated as per news.

According to news latest breaking stories, "We are definitely a part of the World Cup in 2011," he told BBC Radio 5 Live. Butt also made it clear that unless the Pakistan government guaranteed safety for the visitors, PCB would not invite any team in the country, latest news stories.

Other breaking news says that "I would want us to get security to a level that would be a guarantee from my government that no such incident like this could happen again, or I will not invite anybody," Butt said.

"Once I have this assurance I may then invite people to come here. But this can happen anywhere. I cannot give that guarantee, but my government can. If they cannot then we will not have cricket in Pakistan at all," he added as per news latest breaking stories.

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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The International Cricket Council said Tuesday to our sports news reporters that it will continue to monitor the security situation in Pakistan before the ICC Champions Trophy in September 2009.

"Security would have to be assessed on an ongoing basis anyway as we move towards the ICC Champions Trophy in 2009. We would have done that had India toured Pakistan," ICC spokesman Sami-ul-Hasan told our sports news reporter.

India canceled its planned tour of Pakistan following deadly terrorist attacks in Mumbai linked to Pakistan extremists.

Other teams have also refused to tour Pakistan this year due to security concerns. Australia postponed its scheduled tour in March while the ICC Champions Trophy was deferred for a year after five teams — Australia, England, South Africa, New Zealand and the West Indies expressed reservations about security.

At October's ICC executive board meeting, Pakistan was retained as the venue for next year's ICC Champions Trophy to be staged between Sept.24-Oct. 5. The event has been reduced to 12 days and is most likely to be staged in one city.

"In case of concerns, it was always agreed the matter could be addressed by the ICC Board as the timing of the event drew closer.The next scheduled ICC Board meeting is due to take place in Perth, Australia on Jan. 31- Feb. 1," ul-Hasan said.

"The event remains in Pakistan unless the ICC Board decides otherwise and so it is premature to speculate on that issue at this stage," he added.

The ICC said it would separately be assessing security arrangements for match officials.