The Latest Breaking News from Islamabad

Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif’s remarks during a live news interview, that his country has been doing “dirty work” for the West for the last three decades, was a stunning admission on Islamabad’s long history of supporting, training and funding terrorist organisations. A decade ago, former army chief and president…

Pakistan’s FM says it ‘deserves to respond’; his Indian counterpart says any response will be an ‘escalation’.

Allies of both countries call for restraint and diplomacy

Analysis: India claims to have carried out limited strikes on militant infrastructure, but Pakistan says 26 civilians were killed and a mosque destroyed. Will Islamabad now feel compelled to hit back?

India fired missiles at Pakistani territory early Wednesday in a major escalation of tensions between the nuclear-armed rivals, as Islamabad vowed retaliation.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Tuesday that water from India that once flowed across borders will be stopped, days after suspending a key water treaty with arch-rival Pakistan.

Pakistan warns that it will resolutely respond to any attacks or violation of its sovereign or territorial integrities as a senior minister warns an Indian attack may be imminent.

India has blamed Pakistan for the attack, a charge Islamabad denies, offering to cooperate in an international investigation.

UN urges restraint as ‘world cannot afford a military confrontation between India and Pakistan’