Lahore braces for return of international cricket to Pakistan – in pictures

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  Police escort the Zimbabwean cricket team to their hotel in Lahore on Tuesday. Zimbabwe are the first Test playing nation to visit Pakistan in more than six years. KM Chaudary / AP

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  Policemen stand near the security scanner gate on Tuesday outside Gaddafi Stadium ahead of the cricket series between Pakistan and Zimbabwe in Lahore. Mohsin Raza / Reuters

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  Zimbabwe players take part in a net practice at the Gaddafi Cricket Stadium in Lahore on Tuesday. KM Chaudary / AP

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  A helicopter flies over Gaddafi Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. KM Chaudary / AP

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  Policemen pass by a Pakistan cricket fan outside Gaddafi Stadium while the Zimbabwe team practice ahead of the cricket series between Pakistan and Zimbabwe starting on Friday. Mohsin Raza / Reuters

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  Pakistani policemen lead a security convoy to protect the Zimbabwe cricket team outside the Gaddafi Cricket Stadium in Lahore on Tuesday. Aamir Qureshi / AFP

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  Pakistani security officers monitor the area around Gaddafi Cricket Stadium in Lahore, ahead of Zimbabwe's tour of Pakistan, on Monday. Arif Ali / AFP

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  Zimbabwe's cricket team attend a practice session at the Gaddafi Cricket Stadium in Lahore on Tuesday ahead of their series with Pakistan. Rahat Dar / EPA

Images from Lahore over the past couple days as Zimbabwe arrived for the first international series in Pakistan since the Sri Lanka team bus was attacked six years ago. Pakistna and Zimbabwe will play two Twenty20 matches and three ODIs. Click the arrows below to scroll through the photos.

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