ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif warned India on Wednesday that it would face consequences for missile strikes that killed 31 civilians inside Pakistan overnight, escalating tensions between the nuclear-armed rivals to their highest level in decades.
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Pakistan authorises retaliatory military strikes on India after civilian deaths in ‘act of war’
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif authorised retaliatory military strikes against India on Wednesday, hours after an unprovoked cross-border assault killed at least 31 civilians in overnight airstrikes — a dramatic escalation that marks the most severe military confrontation between the nuclear-armed neighbors in over two decades.
Pakistan tests 120km-range Fatah missile as India tensions simmer
ISLAMABAD: The military said on Monday it conducted a successful training launch of a short-range Fatah Series surface-to-surface missile capable of striking targets up to 120 kilometers (75 miles), a drill that follows heightened tensions with nuclear rival India over the disputed Kashmir region.
Iran FM Araghchi arrives in Pakistan days after offering to mediate Kashmir standoff
SLAMABAD: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Islamabad on Monday for talks aimed at bolstering bilateral ties and addressing regional developments, the foreign office said, as tensions between Islamabad and New Delhi escalate following a deadly attack in occupied Kashmir.
Political parties pledge unified response to Indian aggression after Pahalgam incident
ISLAMABAD: All main political parties, excluding the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), pledged on Sunday to support a robust response to any Indian “misadventure” following a deadly attack in occupied Kashmir.
US urges calm as Pakistan-India tensions flare over Kashmir attack
ISLAMABAD: US Vice President JD Vance called on India to avoid escalating tensions with Pakistan on Thursday after a deadly attack in occupied Kashmir, as the nuclear-armed rivals exchanged accusations and bolstered military stances.
Pakistan warns of nuclear risks, seeks Trump’s mediation in Kashmir
By Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States has called on President Donald Trump to step in and mediate the worsening Kashmir conflict
Sharif tells US India risks South Asia stability after Pahalgam attack
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif told US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday that India’s provocative response to last week’s Pahalgam attack in occupied Kashmir threatens South Asia’s stability, as he called for a neutral probe into the incident during a telephone conversation.
Pakistani jets forced Indian Rafales to retreat near Kashmir border: PTV
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani fighter jets intercepted four Indian Rafale aircraft conducting overnight patrols near the Kashmir border, forcing them to retreat, state media reported on Wednesday, as cross-border hostilities between the nuclear-armed rivals escalated following a deadly attack in the disputed region last week.
US intensifies diplomacy to defuse India-Pakistan standoff over Kashmir attack
ISLAMABAD: The United States is intensifying diplomatic efforts to calm tensions between India and Pakistan following a deadly attack in occupied Kashmir, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio poised to speak with the foreign ministers of both nations, the State Department said on Tuesday.