If India and Pakistan’s ceasefire holds, the coming weeks will see a new battle: of narratives As both countries step back from the brink, the animosity generated by decades of dispute still endures The Guardian - UK · May 10, 2025
India and Pakistan accuse each other of breaking ceasefire hours after reaching deal The ceasefire had been expected to bring a swift end to weeks of escalating clashes, including missile and drone strikes, triggered by the mass shooting of tourists that India blamed on Pakistan, something Islamabad denies. Euronews · May 10, 2025
India And Pakistan Agree To Ceasefire After Days Of Attacks Pakistan and India agreed Saturday to a full and immediate ceasefire after days of deadly jet fighter, missile, drone and artillery attacks, the news surprisingly announced by US President Donald Trump, who congratulated them on using "common sense". International Business Times · May 10, 2025
India and Pakistan ceasefire in jeopardy with blasts heard hours after deal announced Donald Trump had announced agreement after intense US-led talks The Independent UK · May 10, 2025
Panicked Indians Flee Kashmir City On Special Train Desperate crowds fought Saturday to board a special train ferrying people out of Jammu in Indian Kashmir and away from the worst fighting with Pakistan in decades. International Business Times · May 10, 2025
Indian Town Mourns Young Twins Killed In Pakistani Shelling The death of 12-year-old twins who were killed in a Pakistani strike as they fled the town of Poonch in India-held Kashmir has helped unite a community in shock. International Business Times · May 10, 2025
Lammy and foreign ministers call for ‘de-escalation’ between India and Pakistan The Foreign Secretary and his counterparts have urged both countries to show ‘maximum restraint’. Evening Standard · May 10, 2025
Tensions rise as IMF releases £750m loan to Pakistan despite escalating conflict with India New funding to aid economic stability and climate resilience The Independent UK · May 10, 2025
Pakistan launches Operation Bunyan Marsoos: What we know so far Pakistan and India fired missiles at each other’s airbases in the latest escalation between the neighbours. Al Jazeera · May 10, 2025
Hafta 536: War drums and fake news with India-Pakistan tensions This week on Hafta, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Raman Kirpal, Manisha Pande, Jayashree Arunachalam and Shardool Katyayan are joined by retired Brigadier Kuldip Singh. In this tense news week, we begin by dissecting India’s Operation Sindoor and strikes on terror camps in Pakistan on May 7. “Neither side, particularly India, wants… Newslaundry · May 10, 2025
Nuclear-armed neighbours India and Pakistan are a step closer to war – here’s how it happened A gun massacre of tourists on April 22 has pushed India and Pakistan a step closer to war, marking the biggest breakdown in relations since 2019 The Independent UK · May 10, 2025
Could India, Pakistan use nuclear weapons? Here’s what their doctrines say A full-blown war between India and Pakistan would be the first ever between two nuclear-armed nations. Al Jazeera · May 10, 2025
Pakistan Warns Won't De-escalate As Conflict With India Spirals Pakistan has warned it will "not de-escalate" a spiralling conflict with India, and blamed New Delhi for bringing the two nuclear-armed neighbours closer to a full-blown war, with the death toll from days of violence crossing 50. International Business Times · May 9, 2025
India and Pakistan trade fire and accusations as fears of a wider military confrontation rise India and Pakistan have continued to exchange fire in the border villages of Indian administered Kashmir, resulting in the deaths of dozens of civilians. The Independent UK · May 9, 2025
Al Jazeera · May 9, 2025 Who are the armed groups India accuses Pakistan of backing? What we know about The Resistance Front, Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Muhammad and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen.
The Independent UK · May 9, 2025 Imran Khan’s party appeals for his immediate release fearing drone attack by India Tehreek-e-Insaf says Khan’s safety is priority as India-Pakistan tensions escalate
The Independent UK · May 9, 2025 Indian army shares footage of attack on alleged terrorist Pakistan camp The Indian army has shared footage of attack targeting what it says is an alleged terrorist camp in Pakistan on Friday (9 May).
Al Jazeera · May 9, 2025 India-Pakistan tensions: A brief history of conflict For nearly eight decades, India and Pakistan have experienced near-constant tensions.
International Business Times · May 9, 2025 Weary Border Residents In Indian Kashmir Struggle To Survive Mohammad Naseem says his neighbours laughed when he borrowed money and built a concrete bunker under his home in a village near the disputed Kashmir border.
The Independent UK · May 9, 2025 India's clash with Pakistan sees use of Chinese missiles, French jets, Israeli drones, and more India’s missile and bomb strikes on targets in Pakistan and Pakistani-controlled Kashmir have spiked tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbors, with Pakistan’s leader calling the attacks an act of war
Euronews · May 9, 2025 India and Pakistan trade heavy fire in Kashmir as tensions escalate Intense artillery and gunfire exchanges have erupted along the Line of Control in the wake of an attack in Indian-administered Kashmir that killed 26 tourists.
Al Jazeera · May 9, 2025 India and Pakistan tension mounting amid attacks and accusations Calls for restraint and fact-checking continue as New Delhi and Islamabad report drone and artillery attacks.
The Independent UK · May 9, 2025 India and Pakistan have been in conflict since 1947 Partition. A look at its troubled legacy India and Pakistan’s latest military conflict has expanded, days after India carried out airstrikes in Pakistan that followed an attack by gunmen on tourists in India-controlled Kashmir last month
Newslaundry · May 9, 2025 From patron to prey: The rise and fragmentation of Pak’s terror landscape 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…
Al Jazeera · May 9, 2025 ‘Missiles in skies’: Panic in Indian frontier cities as war clouds gather Millions in cities near the border in India and Indian-administered Kashmir are on edge amid blackouts, explosions.