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 One Day International series in the meantime have taken place in the United Arab Emirates, 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.