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Karachi: Pakistan have dropped senior batsman Misbah-ul-Haq from the squad to play New Zealand and recalled opener Imran Farhat after nearly three years out of the team.
Pakistan are scheduled to play four One-Day Internationals and two Twenty20 matches against the Kiwis in Abu Dhabi and Dubai before travelling to New Zealand for a Test series.
It is the first time Misbah, 35, has been dropped since he returned to the national team before the Twenty20 World Cup in South Africa in 2007.
Pakistan has recalled opening batsman Imran Farhat for next month's series against New Zealand, ending his international isolation for playing in the unsanctioned Indian Cricket League.
Farhat, 27, last played for Pakistan in 2007. "We have problems with finding a reliable opening pair and we have decided to give Farhat another chance," Qasim added.
Pakistan will play three one-day internationals and two Twenty20 games against New Zealand in the United Arab Emirates before traveling to New Zealand for a three-test series.
Farhat was one of seven players named in the squads for all three formats, along with allrounder Shoaib Malik, batsman Umar Akmal, wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal, off-spinner Saeed Ajmal and fast bowlers Umar Gul and Mohammad Aamir.
Younis Khan, who was named captain earlier this week through to the 2011 World Cup, will lead the side in ODIs and tests while Shahid Afridi will be the skipper for the T20 games in Dubai.
Left-handed opener Salman Butt ignored for the Champions Trophy was named in ODI and test squads as Qasim wanted to avoid reliance on makeshift openers.
Paceman Mohammad Asif will join the team in New Zealand for test matches. The fast bowler is barred from entering into the United Arab Emirates as he was deported last year for possessing a small amount of opium.
All-rounder Abdul Razzaq also returns in ODI and T20 teams after he was ignored for the Champions Trophy.
Leg-spinner Danish Kaneria and Faisal Iqbal were ignored for ODIs and T20s, but were named in the test squad.
The series begins in Abu Dhabi with a one-dayer on Nov. 3.
Squads
ODI: Younis Khan (captain), Salman Butt, Imran Farhat, Khalid Latif, Mohammad Yousuf, Shoaib Malik, Umar Akmal, Kamran Akmal, Abdul Razzaq Rana Naveed, Shahid Afridi, Saeed Ajmal, Umar Gul, Mohammad Aamir, Rao Iftikhar, Wahab Riaz.
T20: Shahid Afridi (captain), Khalid Latif, Imran Nazir, Umar Akmal, Shoaib Malik, Kamran Akmal, Abdul Razzaq, Rana Naveed, Umar Gul, Mohammad Aamir, Rao Iftikhar, Saeed Ajmal, Imran Farhat, Fawad Alam, Sohail Tanvir.
Test: Younis Khan (captain), Salman Butt, Khurrum Manzoor, Imran Farhat, Mohammad Yousuf, Shoaib Malik, Fawad Alam, Faisal Iqbal, Kamran Akmal, Danish Kaneria, Saeed Ajmal, Yasir Arafat, Umar Gul, Mohammad Asif, Mohammad Aamir, Abdul Rauf, Umar Akmal, Sarfraz Ahmad.
