The Pakistan Cricket Board chairman says New Zealand's abrupt withdrawal from their tour on security grounds has put an unwanted question mark over his country's ability to host international matches.

New Zealand abandoned their tour of Pakistan minutes before the first match on Friday in Rawalpindi after its government issued a security alert.

The touring party arrived in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, aboard a charter flight on Sunday.

"There's a lot of pressure created on Pakistan cricket and (especially) Pakistan cricket at home," PCB chairman Ramiz Raja told cricket fans in a video message released on Saturday.

"The fight to survive is the base on which we challenge the whole world.

"If such a situation is developed (again) when international cricket comes under pressure in Pakistan, we will challenge them once again."

Pakistan are awaiting a decision from the England and Wales Cricket Board on the fate of scheduled short tours by the England men's and women's teams next month.

The West Indies are due in December and Australia in February.

New Zealand Cricket wouldn't reveal the nature of the security alert, but a Pakistan government minister said they were wary of being attacked outside the stadium in Rawalpindi.

New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Saturday said it alerted NZC to a "credible, specific" security threat to the national team.

New Zealand deputy prime minister Grant Robertson said his government supported the decision to cancel the tour.

Of the 34 members of the New Zealand touring party - players and support staff - to arrive in Dubai, NZC said 24 will return directly home in the next week while 10 will remain in Dubai for the Twenty20 World Cup from October 17.

NZC chief executive David White said his organisation had no choice but to abandon the tour after advice of the security threat.

Pakistan are due to play New Zealand in the T20 World Cup on October 26 in the UAE, and Raja considered it an opportunity.

"I want to say to my cricket team, vent your frustration and anger by performing well (at the World Cup)," he said.

"When you become the best team, everybody will want to play against you.

"We should learn from this and move forward, we don't need to get disappointed."