The Pakistan fast bowler has shaken off a leg injury and been cleared to play in the first Test against England.
The Pakistan all-rounder took five for 35 to help dismiss Sri Lanka for 208 on the opening day of the second Test.
The PCB has written to Durham to release the fast bowler from his contract.
New Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer has asked Shoaib Akhtar, Mohammad Sami, Shabbir Ahmed and Umar Gul to cut down their run-ups in the one-dayers.
The Pakistan fast bowler had surgery to remove a cyst in his right heel and has been advised rest.
The Paceman was expected to recover in time for the month-long tour of the West Indies starting in May.
The batting ace overtook Sunil Gavaskar as India's highest run-scorer by getting to 10,123 runs in his 123rd Test.
The 30-year-old batting genius reached the landmark when he scored 51 runs during India's innings in the second ODI against Pakistan.\n\n
The 28-year-old's unbeaten 97 helped Sri Lanka reach 233 for seven on the opening day of the first Test against Pakistan.
Pakistan won the second one-day international taking a 2-0 lead in the five-match series.
'I am only human and I do feel the pressure and tension of a comeback,' said the off-spinner.
The Pakistan fast bowler sustained an ankle injury while playing for Kent.
England bowled out Pakistan for 185 in 44 overs in the second ODI.
A PCB spokesman confirmed that the 22-year-old had been given permission to play for Kent in July and August.
The wicket-keeper hit his fourth Test century to enable Pakistan avert the follow-on in the first Test against New Zealand.
The Pakistan fast bowler has ruled himself out of the two-Test series in the West Indies in order to recover from a lingering foot injury.
New Zealand lost their last six wickets for just 21 runs as Pakistan won the tri-series match by 22 runs.
Sri Lanka lost their last seven wickets for 22 runs as Pakistan won the tri-series match by 79 runs.
Pakistan will be desperately looking to ensure the painful defeat to India becomes a distant past when they run into an in-form New Zealand in Mohali on Tuesday with an aim to bounce back into the World Twenty20 and pacify their bitter fans back home. Pakistan are coming into the Group 2 Super 10 game having suffered their 11th defeat to the arch-rivals in ICC's world events. The 2009 champions entered the tournament after an early elimination in the Asia Cup. On the other hand, the New Zealanders are on a roll with two massive wins over hosts India and Australia, making them one of the strong contenders to lift the coveted trophy on April 3. Another win and they will be in the knockout stages of the mega-event. New Zealand have emerged as the team to beat after the stunned tournament favourites India first up, before getting the better of traditional rivals Australia in a trans-Tasman battle.
The Pakistan Cricket Board has included opener Sharjeel Khan and fast bowler Muhammad Sami in the squad for the upcoming Asia Cup and World T20 tournaments after injuries to Babar Azam and Ruman Raees.
As the newly-appointed head coach Ravi Shastri spells out why he was so desperate to have Bharat Arun as part of his support staff, Rediff.com's Harish Kotian listens in.
Out of favour for more than four years, veteran leg-spinner Amit Mishra staged a comeback to India's Test squad for the three-Test away series against Sri Lanka, starting August 12.
Pakistan edged Zimbabwe by two wickets in the second and final Twenty20 International on Sunday to clinch the series 2-0 at a boisterous Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.
"For me, I did not find anything controversial in it. This is something he felt. It's his emotions."
It has traditionally been a battle between India's batting and Pakistan's bowling whenever the arch-rivals have met on a cricket field and Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi reckons the trend will continue in their World Twenty20 contest on Saturday. The Pakistan captain is looking to bank on his team's winning record against India the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Pakistan have defeated India in all four matches that have played at the Eden Gardens. "We have good memories of the ground," Afridi said. "We have played well at this ground, we know the conditions and the pitch suits us as well." Pakistan were the last team to land in India, putting aside safety concerns that led to the switching of their match against India from Dharamsala to Kolkata's Eden Gardens.
Pakistan marked international cricket's return to the trouble-torn country with a five-wicket victory over Zimbabwe in the first Twenty20 International at Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium on Friday.
PCB Chairman Shaharyar Khan has slammed the team's performance at the Asia Cup but admitted it was too late to make sweeping changes ahead of the World Twenty20 this month.
Bharat Arun is focussed on his next goal -- preparing the talented back-up pacers keeping an eye on the 2019 World Cup in England.
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