ISLAMABAD/LAHORE, Jan. 27 -- Pakistan is expected to make a final decision next week on whether its cricket team will participate in the upcoming Twenty20 World Cup, keeping open the possibility of a boycott following Bangladesh's withdrawal from the tournament.

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The decision was anticipated on Monday after Interior Minister and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi met Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. No announcement followed the meeting, with Naqvi stating on X that the "final decision will be taken either on Friday or next Monday."

Naqvi had initially raised the prospect of Pakistan pulling out after the International Cricket Council (ICC) replaced Bangl...