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Pakistan ramps up defence spending by 20 percent after India conflict

Defence spending surges in Islamabad’s new budget, even as overall expenditures shrink.

Al Jazeera

Pakistan pitches ‘responsible’ image as diplomatic war with India heats up

India and Pakistan have shifted from armed confrontation to a diplomatic offensive, seeking to shape global opinion.

Al Jazeera

Turkiye’s Erdogan meets Pakistan PM in Istanbul weeks after India conflict

President Erdogan holds talks with Prime Minister Sharif as they strive to boost ties.

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Pakistan promotes army chief Asim Munir to field marshal: Why it matters

Pakistan’s government says it’s recognition of his leadership in the India-Pakistan confrontation. Not everyone agrees.

Al Jazeera

Three children among five dead in car bomb attack on Pakistan school bus

Pakistan’s interior minister called the perpetrators of school bus attack ‘beasts’ who deserved no leniency

The Independent UK

A suicide car bomber strikes a school bus in southwestern Pakistan, killing 5 people

Officials say a suicide car bomber struck a school bus in southwestern Pakistan, killing five people, including at least three children and wounding 38 others

The Independent UK

Pakistan's army chief Asim Munir promoted to field marshal after recent skirmishes with India

Pakistan’s prime minister has promoted the country’s powerful army chief, Gen. Asim Munir, to the rank of field marshal, making him only the second military officer in Pakistan’s history to hold the title

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How conflict with India helped boost the Pakistan military’s domestic image

Pakistan’s military enjoying renewed popularity after Indian clash, but analysts warn the surge may be temporary.

Al Jazeera

India to send all party delegations abroad to push ‘zero tolerance’ on terrorism after Pakistan tensions

India’s diplomatic outreach after worst tensions with Pakistan tensions to send a message of national unity, government says

The Independent UK

India Says Pakistan Nuclear Arsenal Should Be Under UN Surveillance

Pakistan's nuclear arsenal should be under the surveillance of the UN's nuclear watchdog, Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said Thursday, following a four-day conflict between Islamabad and New Delhi last week.

International Business Times

How India and Pakistan walked back from brink of all-out war

Quiet diplomacy and high-stakes backchannel talks helped avert the most serious military escalation in decades between the nuclear-armed neighbours

The Independent UK

Pakistan to celebrate 10 May as ‘victory day’ against India

Nation to hold special prayers on Friday to show gratitude for ‘achieving magnificent success on defence front’

The Independent UK

‘No guardrails’: How India-Pakistan combat obliterated old red lines

From missiles targeting broad swaths of territory to water as a weapon, the threshold for the next war has been lowered.

Al Jazeera

From missiles to ceasefire: how India and Pakistan pulled back from the brink

As nuclear threat became very real possibility, Trump tasked Marco Rubio and JD Vance to contact the feuding countries

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Trump craves recognition as the peacemaker president. Will diplomatic wins in South Asia and Ukraine spur him on?

ANALYSIS: A U.S.-led ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan, and a renewed push to force Russia to end attacks on Ukraine, add to Trump’s quest for recognition on the world stage as the peacemaker president, writes Oliver O’Connell

The Guardian - UK

India and Pakistan agree Kashmir ceasefire but accuse each other of breaches

Truce agreed after US mediation but both sides accuse each other of violations only hours later

The Independent UK

Is it safe to travel to India or Pakistan? Latest advice after fighting breaks out

The UK Foreign Office has updated its travel advice for the two countries amid heightened tensions

Latin Times

Pakistan Shoots Down 25 Indian Drones Near Military Installations

At least 45 deaths were reported from both sides following Wednesday's violence, including children.

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The Guardian - UK

India claims to have thwarted Pakistan missile and drone strikes

Pakistan tried to hit Indian-administered Kashmir, Punjab and Rajasthan, according to India, which reported ‘no losses’

The Independent UK

Pakistan claims it downed Indian Rafale jets amid deadly cross-border escalation

Pakistan says it shot down three Rafale jets in retaliatory strike, marking what could be first combat loss of French-made aircraft

International Business Times

India And Pakistan Trade Fire After Deadly Escalation

Indian and Pakistani soldiers exchanged gunfire overnight in Kashmir, New Delhi said Thursday, a day after the worst violence between the nuclear-armed rivals in two decades.

Radio France Internationale

India and Pakistan trade deadly fire in Kashmir after missile strikes

Indian and Pakistani soldiers exchanged gunfire overnight in Kashmir, New Delhi said Thursday, a day after the worst violence between the nuclear-armed rivals in two decades.

Al Jazeera

Pakistan vows retaliation after India launches air strikes

Pakistan’s military says at least 31 civilians killed and 46 others wounded in India’s attacks.

International Business Times

Pakistan Warns Will 'Avenge' Deaths From Indian Strikes

Pakistan has warned it will "avenge" those killed by Indian air strikes that New Delhi said were in response to an attack in Kashmir, signalling an imminent escalation in the worst violence in decades between the nuclear-armed neighbours.

The Guardian - US

Pakistan PM says India must ‘suffer the consequences’ for ‘cowardly’ attack – as it happened

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