The train, Tezgam Express, was on its way to Lahore from Karachi when the fire broke out, destroying three bogies at Liaquatpur near Rahim Yar Khan, some 400 kms from Lahore.

Naseem Sheikh suffered a heart attack while standing in a cricket match of a lawyers' tournament at the TMC ground and was rushed to a hospital.

Hafiz Saeed was listed under UN Security Council Resolution 1267 in December 2008.

Investigation revealed that weapons were smuggled to the terrorist module in Punjab from Pakistan using drones.

On Wednesday, Guterres emphasised that 'dialogue' between India and Pakistan is an 'absolute essential element' for reaching a solution on the Kashmir issue

Kevin Roberts, the Cricket Australia chief executive, remains cautious about the prospect of Australia resuming tours to Pakistan but said that "things are heading in the right direction" following a visit to the country this week.

Ten Sri Lanka players have withdrawn from the forthcoming tour of Pakistan amid security concerns. Fawad Chaudhry, a Pakistan Minister, has claimed that it was India who asked Lankan players to do so.

'Regional developments in the space sector in South Asia are remarkable no matter which nation leads - in space, all political boundaries dissolve,' Namira Salim, Pakistan's first female astronaut said.

Jim Mattis said that the radicalisation of their society was one of the primary reasons. 'By the way, that is also the view of members of the Pakistan military. They realise what they’ve got going on there.'

Addressing a special session of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir's (PoK) Legislative Assembly in Muzaffarabad, Khan said that if a war breaks out between Pakistan and India, the world community will be responsible.