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[caption id="attachment_40304" align="aligncenter" width="580"] Government might not give permission to the BCCI for a bilateral series against Pakistan. Image Source: twitter[/caption] Internet Desk: The venue is highly doubtful to get permission for the Indian cricket team to play against Pakistan in Dubai owing to the prevailing situation in Jammu and Kashmir. "The Home Minister and the Home Ministry will take call on this but I don't think the atmosphere is right given the current situation in Jammu and Kashmir," Minister of State for Home Hansraj Ahir told reporters. Ahir was answering to the reports that the BCCI has asked the Home Ministry for permission to play their arch rival Pakistan in Dubai. "We get many proposals and letters but the atmosphere today is not right for Indo-Pak cricket," he said. The BCCI has written to India's external ministry for clearance to play against Pakistan this November to complete its obligation under a MoU, which they signed with PCB in 2014 Earlier, the BCCI wanted to play a series with Pakistan on Indian soil in 2016 but the government didn’t give them the permission dew to tensions between two countries. The board has now said that they have approached the Home Ministry seeking permission as the Indian team is willing to play a series in Dubai. India has been accusing Pakistan for sponsoring terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir as well as in other parts of the country.