Islamabad's police chief, Ali Rizvi, denied that live ammunition had been used during the operation, which he said police had conducted alongside paramilitary forces.
Broadcaster Geo News, citing a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) statement, said the party had announced a "temporary suspension" of the protest, in which at least six people, including four paramilitary soldiers and two protesters, have been killed.
Pakistan is a Sunni-majority country but Kurram district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province -- near the border with Afghanistan -- has a large Shiite population and the communities have clashed for decades.
Last month's airport bombing in the southern port city that killed two Chinese engineers returning to work on a project after a holiday in Thailand was the latest in a string of attacks on Beijing's interests in Pakistan.
India will not travel to Pakistan for the eight-team Champions Trophy starting in February, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Sunday.
Pakistan thoroughly punished Australia for resting their top players in the one-day international series decider at Perth Stadium on Sunday, cruising to an eight-wicket win in the third and final game after a sublime display of seam bowling.
Sharif also called for a stable Afghanistan, saying it is essential to fully realizing trade opportunities for the SCO member states.
Returning England captain Ben Stokes said on Monday he hopes a reused pitch for the second Test against Pakistan in Multan will play into the tourists' hands rather than the spin-heavy hosts.
Blasphemy is an incendiary charge in Muslim-majority Pakistan, where even unsubstantiated accusations can incite public outrage and lead to lynchings.
Ehsaan Mazari Pakistan’s minister in-charge of sports has said that his country will withdraw from the 2023 World Cup if India avoids travelling across the border for the Asia Cup.
Amir opened up about his future possibilities in International cricket and being able to enroll in Indian Premier League (IPL) under his impending English Passport.
'In Extreme Need of Guidance', the book being serialised here, captures the first 16 years of writer Sultana Nahar's life. "A Bomb Falls" is the 10th chapter in the book.
Pakistan secured a badly-needed $3 billion short-term financial package from the International Monetary Fund on Friday, giving the South Asian economy a much-awaited respite as it teeters on the brink of default.
Foreign ministry spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said Pakistan was of the view that "politics should not be mixed with sports".
While seven out of eight participating nations are gearing up for a pre-SAFF Championship press conference in Bengaluru on Tuesday, Pakistan team is still waiting for Indian visas to come to the country.
Former Australian fast bowler Shaun Tait praised Pakistan pacer Naseem Shah and stated that the speedster could nearly be the best fast bowler he has ever seen at such a young age.
Ahmedabad is set to host the blockbuster India-Pakistan encounter on October 15 in the ICC ODI World Cup later this year while the finalists of the 2019 World Cup, England and New Zealand are set to face each other in the tournament-opener on October 5, according to the draft schedule, reported Cricinfo.
The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) is likely to approve PCB’s proposed hybrid model for the Asia Cup with Sri Lanka as the neutral venue where India can play their games, reported Cricinfo.
Pakistan captain Babar Azam and his teammate Mohammad Rizwan's executive education programme on the Business of Entertainment, Media, and Sports, making them the first cricketers to attend the the Harvard Business School.