 Pakistan captain Younus Khan is in Abu Dhabi with the Pakistan side
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The majority of 2011 Cricket World Cup matches scheduled to be hosted in Pakistan have been switched to India.
Pakistan, one of the four sub-continent co-hosts, was stripped of its 14 matches following safety concerns.
The tournament's organising committee decided that India will host 29 of the 49 matches across eight venues.
Sri Lanka will host 12 games while Bangladesh will stage eight at two grounds, along with the opening ceremony on 18 February 2011.
India will now hold the final and one semi-final, with Sri Lanka hosting the other, along with a quarter-final match.
International Cricket Council chief executive Haroon Lorgat, who attended the meeting, is confident the necessary steps for security measures will be put in place.
"We have formed in the central organising committee a security team to be directed by BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) president Shashank Manohar," said the South African.
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"We recognise that it's important we instil confidence in the security measures we have in place.
"We have no doubt that we will be able to put together security plans that would successfully help host the World Cup in 2011."
The Pakistan Cricket Board has suffered substantial revenue losses following the cancellation of tours by Australia and India last year.
The future of cricket in the country was plunged into further crisis after the attack on the Sri Lankan team coach by gunmen in Lahore on 3 March.
Pakistan was subsequently removed as a co-host of the 2011 tournament, with sources at the PCB's marketing department estimating the combined loss of revenues in the past year to be about £27m.
Younus Khan's side are currently in Abu Dhabi contesting a one-day series with Australia.
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