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

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The Guardian - US

Pakistan PM promises to ‘avenge each drop of blood’ after Indian airstrikes kill 31

Fears raised of escalating conflict after Pakistan accused India of ‘igniting an inferno’ in Kashmir and Punjab

The Guardian - UK

Op Sindoor: Strategic signalling, not final blow to terrorism

A swift, high-profile 25-minute military mission involving 24 precision strikes on terrorist sites across nine locations in Pakistan. This marked the launch of Operation Sindoor – India’s retaliation two weeks after 26 civilians were killed in Pahalgam.

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Pakistan decries ‘act of war’ as it retaliates against India missile attack

India claims strikes, which followed attack on Hindu tourists in Kashmir last month, targeted ‘terrorist infrastructure’

The Guardian - UK

‘Act of war’: Pakistan pledges retaliation to Indian deadly attacks

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif denounces India’s attack on Pakistan, Operation Sindoor, as ‘cowardly’.

Al Jazeera

Death toll rises on both sides as India fires missiles into Pakistan in 'act of war'

The crisis sparked by the killing of 26 tourists in Kashmir is escalating into a full-blown conflict between the two nuclear-armed states.

Euronews

UK Foreign Office issues travel warning for India and Pakistan as Heathrow flights are delayed

Pakistan’s leader has called strikes by neighbouring India ‘an act of war’ as tensions flared

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Nuclear-armed India and Pakistan are on brink of war – what happens now?

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?

The Independent UK

UK warns against travel to parts of India and Pakistan amid deadly conflict

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned Indian airstrikes as an ‘act of war’.

Evening Standard

Is it safe to travel to India and Pakistan? Foreign Office revises travel advisory after deadly military escalation

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned Indian airstrikes as an ‘act of war’

The Independent UK

Why Is India Attacking Pakistan and What is Operation Sindoor: What You Need to Know

Under the name 'Operation Sindoor', the Indian government claims the strikes were aimed at militant infrastructure across the border in response to a recent deadly attack in Kashmir.

International Business Times UK

India-Pakistan crisis: what we know so far

Indian missile strikes on Pakistan and Pakistan-controlled Kashmir mark dramatic escalation in long-simmering conflict

The Guardian - UK

The Latest: India fires missiles across the border with Pakistan, killing at least 1, officials say

India fired missiles across the border into Pakistani-controlled territory in at least three locations early Wednesday, killing at a child and wounding two other people, Pakistani security officials said

The Independent UK

Pakistan Conducts Second Missile Test Since Renewed India Standoff

The Pakistan military said on Monday it had conducted a missile test with a range of 120 kilometres (75 miles), the second launch in two days as tensions with India have soared over disputed Kashmir.

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Al Jazeera

‘Don’t see a major war with India, but have to be ready’: Pakistan ex-NSA

Pakistan’s ex-NSA says lack of crisis mechanisms could spark conflict with India after deadly Kashmir attack.

The Independent UK

Pakistan asks Gulf allies to help ease India tensions following Kashmir attack

Pakistan’s prime minister has met with envoys from Gulf allies, seeking help in defusing tensions with India following last week’s attack on tourists in the Kashmir region

Al Jazeera

Fears of attack in Pakistan-administered Kashmir amid acute India tensions

More than 1,000 religious schools have been shut and people have begun readying walled bunkers.

The Independent UK

Rubio calls India and Pakistan in effort to defuse crisis over Kashmir attack

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called senior officials in India and Pakistan in an effort to defuse the crisis that followed last week’s deadly attack in Kashmir, the State Department said

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Al Jazeera

Rubio urges de-escalation in India, Pakistan calls amid soaring tensions

Islamabad asks the US to help ease tensions with New Delhi after receiving ‘credible intelligence’ of imminent strike.

International Business Times

Pakistan Says India Planning Strike As Tensions Soar Over Kashmir Attack

Pakistan's information minister said early Wednesday that Islamabad had "credible intelligence" that India was planning an imminent military strike and he vowed a "decisive response", as worries of spiralling conflict grew over a deadly attack in Kashmir.

Al Jazeera

Pakistan announces retaliatory measures against India after Kashmir attack

The tit-for-tat measures come after gunmen killed at least 26 people in Indian-administered Kashmir on Tuesday.

Al Jazeera

Kashmir attack: Does India’s Indus Waters Treaty freeze threaten Pakistan?

Pakistan has deemed India’s suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty following tourist attack in Pahalgam an ‘act of war’.

International Business Times

India PM Vows To Pursue Kashmir Attackers To 'Ends Of The Earth'

India and Pakistan exchanged an escalating series of tit-for-tat diplomatic measures on Thursday after New Delhi blamed its arch-rival for backing a deadly shooting attack in contested Kashmir.

Al Jazeera

India and Pakistan near strategic standoff after Pahalgam attack in Kashmir

Tensions have escalated between the two nuclear powers following Tuesday’s attack on tourists in Indian Kashmir.

Al Jazeera

Battle for diaspora: Pakistan gov’t woos expats to break Imran Khan clout

Ex-PM Khan has enjoyed support from overseas Pakistanis, winning him influence in the West.

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