ZX Pakistan have confirmed they will host a three-match one-day series against New Zealand in August as a warm-up for the following month's Champions Trophy.

Zakir Khan, the Pakistan Cricket Board's director of cricket operations, said today the matches would be played in Multan on Aug 24 and in Faisalabad on Aug 27 and 30.

Pakistan had also invited West Indies in August but they declined due to prior commitments in Canada. The Champions Trophy, which Pakistan hosts, runs from Sept 11-28.

It will be New Zealand's first visit to Pakistan in six years. They were forced to cut short a tour of Pakistan after a suicide bomb blast outside their team hotel in Karachi in May 2002 which killed 14 people, including 11 French naval staff.

The news is a further fillip for Pakistan following Australia's acceptance to reschedule their postponed tour in 2009 and 2010.

Australia had postponed their tour, originally scheduled for March and April this year, owing to security concerns arising from suicide bombings in Pakistan.