PCB chairman Tauqir Zia told a news conference on Tuesday that the proposal had been sent to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

"We have proposed that India first come to Pakistan to play the first one-day International of the friendship series in September," said Zia. "Pakistan will then find a slot and visit India in October to play the second match."

Pakistan and India came close to a fourth war in 2002 over the disputed Kashmir region, but tensions have eased in recent months and leaders of the nuclear-armed rivals have expressed a desire to return to the negotiating table.

The two neighbours have rarely clashed on the cricket field since the Kargil skirmishes in 1999. They did play each other in a tri-nation series in Australia in December 1999-January 2000, but have met only once since then at the recently concluded World Cup.

The Test matches scheduled between the two teams as part of the ICC's World Championship have also not taken place, with the Indian government refusing to sanction the participation of the national side.