ISLAMABAD: The military said on Tuesday that 11 soldiers and at least 40 civilians were martyred during a week of intense hostilities with India, as a US-brokered ceasefire struggled to contain the deadliest military escalation between the nuclear-armed rivals in nearly a decade.
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India, not us, sought ceasefire, military says
ISLAMABAD The military rejected claims that it sought a ceasefire during last week’s fierce clashes with India, the deadliest in decades between the two nuclear-armed rivals, asserting that it was New Delhi who requested a halt to the fighting after launching missile strikes into Pakistani territory.
Trump offers to mediate Kashmir dispute as fragile ceasefire holds after deadly clashes
ISLAMABAD: US President Donald Trump offered on Sunday to mediate the decades-old Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan, coupling his proposal with a promise to “substantially” increase trade with both nuclear-armed nations as a tenuous ceasefire took hold after a week of missiles, drones and air strikes that killed at least 66 people.
Pakistan to observe ‘Youm-e-Tashakkur’ for military’s victory over India
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Saturday Pakistan had agreed to a ceasefire with India to “take a step toward regional peace” and praised the military for a “decisive response” to Indian aggression.
India deploys Israeli Harop drones against Pakistan; 25 downed
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s military said Thursday it had shot down 25 Israeli-made Harop drones launched by India at multiple locations across the country, but one drone managed to strike a military target near Lahore, injuring four army officers, while another crash killed a civilian in southern Sindh province.
PM Sharif warns India will ‘pay the price’ as death toll rises to 31
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.
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.