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
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. Al Jazeera · 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). The Independent UK · May 9, 2025
India-Pakistan tensions: A brief history of conflict For nearly eight decades, India and Pakistan have experienced near-constant tensions. Al Jazeera · 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. International Business Times · 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 The Independent UK · 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. Euronews · May 9, 2025
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.
The Independent UK · May 9, 2025 Indian and Pakistan troops swap intense artillery fire overnight Indian and Pakistani soldiers exchanged heavy volleys of shells and gunfire across their frontier in Kashmir overnight, killing at least five civilians amid a growing military standoff that erupted following an attack on tourists in the India-controlled portion of the disputed region
The Conversation · May 8, 2025 India-Pakistan: escalating conflict between two nuclear powers This article was first published in The Conversation UK’s World Affairs Briefing email newsletter. Sign up to receive weekly analysis of the latest developments in international relations, direct to your inbox.
Al Jazeera · May 8, 2025 Have India and Pakistan started a drone war? Indian drones were brought down over key Pakistani cities. India claimed Pakistan tried attacking it with drones, too.
The Independent UK · May 8, 2025 India and Pakistan don’t fight wars like other countries. Here’s why India and Pakistan have fought three full-scale wars since they gained independence from British India in 1947
The Independent UK · May 8, 2025 Many in Kashmir fear the deadly India-Pakistan escalation heralds another war The people of Kashmir have for decades been caught in the middle of the bitter rivalry between Pakistan and India over the disputed Himalayan region they call home
The Guardian - US · May 8, 2025 Pakistan denies attack on India-administered Kashmir after explosions reported in Jammu city – as it happened Defence minister says ‘we have not mounted anything so far’ after multiple blasts reported
Al Jazeera · May 8, 2025 ‘No deterrent value’: Will India’s strikes on Pakistan stop armed attacks? India has said its missiles were aimed at stopping new attacks on its territory. But analysts question that approach.