More Sports Wrestling Wrestling Home Ministry clears Pakistan for Asian wrestling The movement of the contingent from the neighbouring nation will be restricted to the competition venue. Team Sportstar NEW DELHI 11 July, 2018 17:44 IST The WFI said that wrestlers from Iraq and Afghanistan have not sent any entry for Free Style and Greco Roman. (File Picture) - Getty Images Team Sportstar NEW DELHI 11 July, 2018 17:44 IST The Home Ministry has in principle approved Pakistan's participation in the upcoming Asian Junior Wrestling Championships after the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) accepted responsibility for the same. The WFI has given a written undertaking accepting the responsibility that the wrestlers would not travel beyond the team hotel and the competition venue. "We have already given the Crime Branch this assurance and based on it, we have received verbal assurance from the ministry that they would be processing Pakistani wrestlers' visas now," WFI assistant secretary Vinod Tomar told Sportstar. The official formalities are likely to be completed by Thursday. Pakistan was the only team left without permission after the other participating sides received security clearance on Tuesday. Afghanistan and Iraq have not sent any entries. The competition is to be held from July 17-23 at the Indira Gandhi Stadium here. Subscribe to our daily newsletter Get your daily dose of Sportstar with handpicked stories delivered right to your inbox! SUBSCRIBE Please enter a valid email address.