Sri Lanka's final group match at the Women's World Cup against Pakistan is abandoned as rain disrupts proceedings in Colombo again.

The former CIA officer accused Pervez Musharraf of striking a balance between apparent cooperation with the US on counterterrorism and accommodating elements within Pakistan that were focused on India

When I was stationed in Pakistan in 2002, I was told unofficially that the Pentagon had control of Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal — that President Musharraf had turned control over to the United States,” Kiriakou said.

The move underscores the country’s struggle to contain religious extremism without provoking influential clerics who can summon thousands of supporters to the streets.

Signed on September 17 in Riyadh by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the pact declares that “any aggression against either country shall be considered an aggression against both.

Authorities say Pakistan has banned a radical Islamist party behind recent violent protests that left at least one police officer and four civilians dead.

Afghanistan and Pakistan, embroiled in fighting that has killed dozens of people and injured hundreds, pledged on Sunday to respect a ceasefire

South Africa, who completed a run out off the final ball, win by 150 runs (DLS) to move one point clear of England and Australia at the top of the table. Pakistan, finished on 83-7 chasing 234 from 20 overs, are out. Fatima Sana gets an inside edge onto her stumps.

The fighting threatened to further destabilize a region where groups including the Islamic State and Al Qaeda are trying to resurface.

This special report focuses on Pakistan's escalating tensions with its neighbours, with the Taliban in Afghanistan ordering the construction of a dam on the Kunar River to restrict water flow and the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) issuing a direct challenge to Pakistan's Army Chief,