Selectors Wahab Riaz, Muhammad Yousaf and Abdul Razzaq announced the team on Tuesday.

While Babar Azam will return as captain, Imad Wasim and Mohammad Amir will make a comeback in the squad.

The full squad is as follows:

Babar Azam (c), Abrar Ahmad, Azam Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Iftikhar Ahmad, Imad Wasim, Muhammad Abbas, Muhammad Rizwan, Muhammad Amir, Irfan Niazi, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Usama Mir, Usman Khan, Zaman Khan.

Haseebullah, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Sahibzada Farhan, and Salman Ali Agha will play as travelling reserves.

New Zealand will play five T20 international matches in Pakistan beginning from April 18.

The matches will be played in Lahore and Rawalpindi.