A Sri Lankan cricket official says the sport's national governing body has formally asked Pakistan to reconsider its planned boycott of a Twenty20 World Cup game with India next week.

At least 69 people were killed, and 169 were injured after a suicide bomber detonated himself inside a shrine in Pakistan's capital, Islamabad.

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan will be in the spotlight more for its decision to boycott its marquee Twenty20 World Cup group-stage game against India rather than how well the team performs starting on Saturday.

Pakistan play their first T20 World Cup game against Netherlands on Saturday, and admit group stage needs to be perfect.

Pakistani police and military forces have killed over 100 "Indian-backed terrorists" in Balochistan, according to government officials

Some 60,000 evacuees have been left in limbo by confusion and political disputes as Pakistan battles insurgents on its border with Afghanistan.

The U.N. Security Council has strongly condemned recent militant attacks in southwestern Pakistan that have killed more than 50 people, mostly civilians, as the country's security forces press their operations in the insurgency-hit Balochistan province.