Pakistan

Nawaz Sharif has resigned as prime minister of Pakistan following a decision by the country's Supreme Court to disqualify him from office.

More than 200 people have died, with many reportedly killed or injured as they tried to collect fuel from the overturned truck.

A suicide car bomber has killed at least 11 people, including four police officers, in an attack near a checkpoint in the Pakistan city of Quetta.

Pakistan overcame a familiar attack of batting nerves to beat Sri Lanka by three wickets to reach the Champions Trophy semi-finals.

Pakistan's Prime Minister can keep his job, for now, after a court found there was insufficient evidence of corruption to remove him after revelations in the Panama Papers.

The custodian of a Sufi shrine is allegedly part of a group who tortured and killed 20 people after poisoning their food, Pakistan police say.

At least 24 people have been killed and more than 70 injured in a blast outside a mosque in north-west Pakistan.

Pace bowler Mohammad Irfan has provisionally been suspended as part of an anti-corruption investigation into the Pakistan Super League Twenty20 tournament.

The former Black Caps cricketer Nathan McCullum is among a number of foreign players that have decided not to play in the Pakistan Super League final in Lahore.

A suicide attack in a popular shrine in southern Pakistan has killed at least 72 people, police say.

A suicide attack in a popular shrine in southern Pakistan has killed at least 72 people, police say.

Pakistan will host the final of its domestic Twenty20 tournament on home soil, a big lift for a nation which has largely been shunned by international teams since 2009.

A 120-run partnership by Pakistan's Azhar Ali and Younus Khan has helped the visiting side to 126 for two in the third and final cricket Test against Australia.

Hilton Cartwright will make his Test debut at the SCG, while Steve O'Keefe has pipped Ashton Agar to claim the final spot in Australia's XI for their third cricket clash with Pakistan.

Out-of-form Australia batsman Nic Maddinson has been granted a reprieve after an unchanged side was named for the Boxing Day test against Pakistan.

Cricket Australia has assured fans over security arrangements for the Boxing Day test against Pakistan after police foiled a plot to attack prominent sites in Melbourne.

Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq hailed Asad Shafiq's century as among the "classiest" he had ever seen after they almost claimed a famous victory over Australia.

Australia have escaped with a 39-run victory over Pakistan in the day-night cricket Test at the Gabba, where the tourists delivered Steve Smith a serious scare.