The announcement comes after the country staged a three-match T20 series against the West Indies in Karachi this month, which Pakistan won.

Pakistan has not hosted a full series on home soil since 2009 due to security concerns which followed the Sri Lankan team bus being attacked in Lahore during a tour that year.

The attack killed six Pakistani police officers and two civilians, while it also injured six Sri Lankan cricketers, two members of staff and a reserve umpire.

This has led to Pakistan hosting "home" series in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.

International teams started returning to Pakistan in 2015 when Zimbabwe travelled to Lahore for a limited-over series.

The International Cricket Council also encouraged high profile cricketers to travel to Lahore as part of a World XI side for three T20 internationals last year.

While he remains optimistic that a full home series can return to Pakistan, PCB chairman Najam Sethi concedes it will be a slow process.

"Gradual steps [are needed]," he said.

"[The attempts] are bearing positive results.

"We will host more Pakistan Super League matches next year and by that time almost all the top international players from top cricketing nations will have played in Pakistan.

"Then we can convince their boards to send national teams for a full series to Pakistan in 2020."

While the security situation in Pakistan has improved in recent times, cricket matches involving international players are still accompanied by high-level security arrangments.

Although this is not an ideal situation, Sethi said the recent matches, which have drawn relatively large crowds, have been an important step forward.

"We realised that matches caused inconvenience for Lahorites and Karachiites, but they were a big gain for Pakistan," he said.

Following his side's win against the West Indies, Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed said: "People of Karachi have proved to the world that cricket can be played in Pakistan, so the teams should not be looking for any excuses to not tour Pakistan."