Karachi, Sep 14 - After having 'fruitful' discussions with officials in England last weekend, Pakistan's cricket chief Ijaz Butt is confident that international matches will return to the country.

Butt, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman met the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) chairman Giles Clarke and other top officials in London to discuss measures aimed at bringing international cricket back to Pakistan. Clarke heads an International Cricket Council (ICC) task force that has been assigned to devise ways for the return of international matches to Pakistan.

'I had fruitful discussions with Mr. Clarke and there are hopes that the ICC task force will work and revive international cricket when it's possible,' said the PCB chief.

Pakistan became a no-go zone for international sportsmen after Sri Lankan cricketers were ambushed by terrorists in Lahore last March.