Tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan have flared in recent days with the exchange of deadly gunfire between the neighbors that has stoked fears of a wider conflict.

A temporary ceasefire has been agreed to after border violence escalated between Pakistan and Afghanistan over the weekend as both sides blame each other for attacks.

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Thursday that Islamabad was ready to hold talks with Afghanistan to resolve their conflict, as a temporary ceasefire that halted days of fierce fighting between the former allies largely held.

Indonesia, Azerbaijan and Pakistan are the top contenders to supply troops for a future stabilization force in the Gaza Strip, according to a U.S. defense official and a former U.S. defense official granted anonymity to discuss sensitive ongoing discussions.

Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has sparked controversy by claiming that India "could play dirty at the

The provincial government of Punjab, Pakistan’s most populous province, is seeking federal approval to ban the far-right religious party Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) amid a violent crackdown on the group’s protesters this week.

LAHORE, Pakistan -- LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan ended world test cricket champion South Africa’s 10-match winning streak with a clinical 93-run victory on a turning wicket in the first test on Wednesday.

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Hanging over the recent eruption of fighting between Pakistan and Afghanistan, the most serious clash between the neighbours in decades, is the spectre of a militant