Shoaib Malik has been added to Pakistan's squad for their limited-overs series against England.

Former skipper Malik, who endured a shoddy run of form against Bangladesh late last year, was originally omitted from the ODI and T20I units, but an appeal from captain Misbah-ul-Haq saw him included as a late draft.

"On the request of Pakistan team captain, Misbah-ul-Haq, the national selection committee has agreed to send Malik to join the squad for the ODI and T20 matches," read a statement from the Pakistan Cricket Board.

Meanwhile, the uncapped Awais Zia has been called up to the T20I fold and Hammad Azam is back in the ODI set-up.

The 25-year-old Zia graduates to the international fold on the back of some solid form in domestic cricket. The left-handed Rawalpindi batsman has scored 455 runs in 18 Twenty20 matches at a hefty strike-rate of 146.30.

All-rounder Azam has been afforded the chance to build on the five one-dayers he accrued against the West Indies and Ireland last year.

Taufeeq Umar and the injured Mohammad Talha are the only men not to be retained from the Test squad, which wrapped up a three-nil series whitewash over the English.

Shahid Afridi has also rejoined the limited-overs fold. The former captain was due to play for the Dhaka Gladiators in the Bangladesh Premier League, but later snubbed the contract, citing a preference to play for his country over the Twenty20 club as his reasoning.

Pakistan and England will lock horns for four ODIs and three T20Is. The first ODI gets underway in Abu Dhabi on Monday.