Pakistan appear set to host Test-playing opposition in their home country for the first time in more than six years. Zimbabwe have reportedly agreed to travel for a short one-day international series next month, likely to take place in Lahore and Karachi.
No tourists have played in Pakistan because of security fears since the terrorist attack on Sri Lanka's team bus in Lahore in March 2009 – when six policemen and two civilians died, and several of the tourists were injured.
'Home' Test and ODI series' in the meantime have taken place in the UAE, England's destination for the second time this autumn, a tour for which an exact schedule is still to be confirmed.
The details of Zimbabwe's proposed trip are also not yet known. But Pakistan Cricket Board president Shaharyar Khan has stated that, after discussions with his Zimbabwean opposite number Wilson Manase, he expects the short tour to go ahead.
Shaharyar said: "He (Manase) told me they are coming and they are coming with their full team – but (just) for a week.
"They will send a security team to assess the situation, following which they will confirm the tour. So they will come in the middle of May, and our efforts will be to host matches in Lahore and Karachi."
