The Latest Breaking News from Kashmir

India and Pakistan have seen the scenario play out before: a terror attack in which Indians are killed leads to a succession of escalatory tit-fot-tat measures that put South Asia on the brink of all-out war. And then there is a de-escalation.

The nations have agreed to an internationally mediated agreement prompting scenes of celebrations in Kashmir.

As both countries step back from the brink, the animosity generated by decades of dispute still endures

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.

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".

Donald Trump had announced agreement after intense US-led talks

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.

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.

The Foreign Secretary and his counterparts have urged both countries to show ‘maximum restraint’.

New funding to aid economic stability and climate resilience

Pakistan and India fired missiles at each other’s airbases in the latest escalation between the neighbours.