An uneasy silence has blanketed the capital, with empty streets, closed shops and patrolling police.

The fresh strikes come after weeks of relative calm in the restive border region between the two countries.

BBC News Urdu has launched TV programme Jahan Numa (Window to the World) on Pakistan’s TV channel Aaj News. Broadcast on Aaj News at 19:30 local time (14:30 GMT), Monday to Friday, the programme also ...

At least 20 people have been killed and 70 others injured in an explosion targeting a train transporting military personnel in Pakistan. The blast occurred while the train was travelling through ...