Former South African wicketkeeper/batsman Richardson is visiting Pakistan at the invitation of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to watch the success of day/night matches in the longer version of the game.
He will also submit a report about the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy final to the ICC about the prospect of introduction of day/night Test matches in future.
With Director General of PCB Javed Miandad and Chief Operating Officer Subhan Ahmed, Richardson, besides watching PIA batsmen in action also visited various parts of the stadium.
This is his second visit to Pakistan.
Earlier, Dave Richardson was in Lahore when the touring Sri Lankan team came under a terrorist attack at the Liberty Market roundabout in Lahore on March 3, 2009.
This is the first visit of an ICC official after spot-fixing controversy involving former Pakistan captain Salman Butt, Muhammad Asif and Muhammad Aamer.
Earlier, ICC Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat visited Karachi at the launching of ICC World Twenty20 Trophy here.
Dave Richardson will be speaking to the media on Friday during the lunch break of the match, ICC Media Officer Samiul Hasan told reporters.
In the meantime, former Pakistan Captains Hanif Muhammad, Wasim Akram and former PIA Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer PCB Arif Ali Khan Abbasi also watched the first day's proceedings from the PIA dressing room.