Pakistan will play three Tests and as many one-day internationals during the seven-week tour starting January 21, Indian cricket board president Raj Singh Dungarpur said here.

``The tour is on and the governments in both countries have been very encouraging,'' said Dungarpur, who is here to witness the ongoing Mini World Cup cricket tournament.

Pakistan last played Test cricket in India during the 1986-87 season when Imran Khan's visitors won the five-match series 1-0.

Pakistan twice cancelled scheduled tours in 1993 and 1994, citing security fears, but played in India during the limited-overs World Cup in 1996 and last year's Independence Cup tournament.

Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray, whose party partly rules Maharashtra, has renewed threats of not allowing the Pakistanis to play on Indiansoil.But Dungarpur said the problem could be handled by not playing a match in Mumbai, the capital of Maharashtra.

Dungarpur said he had discussed the modalities of the tour with Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) Khalid Mehmood here.

Sources said Calcutta, Madras and Bangalore may hold the Test matches, while one-dayers will be played in Mohali, Cuttack and Kanpur. India, meanwhile, will not take part in the Asia Cup limited-overs tournament in Dhaka if it is held as scheduled from March 20 to April 2, because of a busy schedule Dungarpur said.