Pakistan target victory over England in the third and final Test from Sunday in what would be a fitting farewell for Misbah-ul-Haq, the country's most successful captain who has hinted he's ready to retire.

Afghanistan and Pakistan were scrambling Wednesday to rush aid to survivors of this week's magnitude-7.5 earthquake as the region's overall death toll from the quake rose to 385.

Indian security forces in Kashmir killed on Thursday a top commander of Islamist militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), who allegedly was involved in several attacks in the disputed region in recent years.

Waqar Younis, the Pakistan coach, has criticised the inconsistency of the Decision Review System, and believes that the margin of doubt for Umpire's Call should be increased from 50 percent to 75 percent.

War crimes suspect Ahmed Ali of Netrakona died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital in the wee hours today.

The Taliban seize Afghanistan's Darqad district, one of those hit by Monday's earthquake that killed at least 360 in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Bangladesh allrounder Shakib Al Hasan retained his top spot in the ICC’s ranking while England’s batsman Joe Root became the no.1 ranked Test batsman.

Heavy cross-border fire from Afghanistan kill seven Pakistani soldiers at a checkpost in the troubled tribal area of South Waziristan, the army said.

Google re-launches its Person Finder tool to help identify earthquake victims in South Asia.

Rescue efforts are being stepped up to help those affected by the magnitude-7.5 earthquake which hit remote areas of Afghanistan and Pakistan on Monday. More than 360 people are known to have died, most of them in Pakistan, and at least 2,000 were injured.

A major earthquake struck the remote Afghan northeast, killing more than 200 people in Afghanistan and nearby northern Pakistan, injuring hundreds and sending shock waves as far as New Delhi, officials say.

A young deaf and mute Indian womanwho was stranded in Pakistan for a decade has returned home, but said the family she identified in photos was not hers.

England coach Trevor Bayliss is thought to have spoken to the match referee over Pakistan's Wahab Riaz using his foot rather than his hand to field the ball.

A suicide bomber has killed at least 22 people taking part in a procession by Shia Muslims in southern Pakistan.

At least one person was killed and about 87 others were injured in homemade bomb explosions in front of Hossaini Dalan in old Dhaka early hours today.

A bomb blast at a Shi'ite Muslim procession in Pakistan's Sindh province for the Shi'ite holiday of Ashura kills 16 people and wounds 40, local Geo TV reports.

U.S. President Barack Obama urges Pakistan to avoid developments in its nuclear weapons programme that could increase risks and instability.

The death toll from last month's hajj stampede has topped 2,100, according to tallies given by foreign officials, making it by far the deadliest disaster in the pilgrimage's history.

The crush and stampede that struck the hajj last month in Saudi Arabia killed at least 2,177 pilgrims, a new Associated Press tally showed on Monday.

Zaheer Abbas, International Cricket Council (ICC) President fears for Pakistan players' security during the World T20 in India next year.