Pakistan said it has awarded 23 offshore exploration blocks to four consortiums led by local energy companies, some partnered with foreign firms including Turkey's national oil company TPAO. In Pakistan's first such bidding round in nearly two decades,

A massive magnitude 6.2 earthquake jolted Afghanistan's Hindu Kush region on Sunday, just one day after lower magnitude tremors were felt in the region. The earthquake comes months after a magnitude 6 earthquake left at least 800 people dead and even more injured.

Pakistan on Saturday partially reopened the Torkham border crossing with Afghanistan to allow thousands of stranded Afghan refugees to return home, officials said. Pakistan closed all border crossings with Afghanistan on Oct.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi stayed away from a regional leaders summit in Malaysia this week to avoid meeting US President Donald Trump and having a possible discussion about Pakistan, people familiar with the matter said.

Indian Sikh pilgrims have been issued visas for neighbouring Pakistan, the first major allowance after travel between the arch-rival nations was frozen during conflict in May.

Khawaja Asif insisted that there was a "complete consensus" within Pakistan's political and military leadership on its Afghanistan policy.

The BBC speaks to those who have lost everything in this year's monsoon season and finds out why it will likely happen again.

Despite Pakistan’s tumult with India and Afghanistan, President Trump has moved to deepen ties with the nuclear-armed Muslim power.