The Latest Breaking News from Pakistan

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…

Newslaundry · May 9, 2025

India suspends Indian Premier League T20 cricket tournament amid Pakistan tensions

The nuclear-armed neighbours have been locked in conflict since Wednesday

Evening Standard · May 9, 2025

‘I’m always fighting myself’: Mohammad Abbas on Notts, Pakistan and Guardiola’s hotel room

The seamer tells Ali Martin about facing his former club Hampshire this week, family tragedy and his stop-start international career

The Guardian - UK · May 9, 2025

Misinformation floods Indian and Pakistani social media in absence of official updates

Mislabelled videos, recycled images and fake advisories are leaving millions of anxious observers uncertain over what to believe

The Independent UK · May 9, 2025

Punjab-Mumbai IPL game shifted to Ahmedabad because of India-Pakistan tensions

The Punjab Kings-Mumbai Indians game in the Indian Premier League on Sunday has been shifted from Dharamsala to Ahmedabad because of the India-Pakistan tensions

The Independent UK · May 9, 2025

Vance says US won’t intervene in India-Pakistan conflict: ‘None of our business’

Vice-president says US will seek to de-escalate but cannot force either nuclear power to ‘lay down their arms’

The Guardian - US · May 8, 2025

Inside Muridke: Did India hit a ‘terror base’ or a mosque?

At least three people were killed in the strike at a compound with a complicated past.

Al Jazeera · May 8, 2025

India-Pakistan: escalating conflict between two nuclear powers

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The Conversation · May 8, 2025

Missile strikes and drone attacks heighten South Asian crisis - 8 questions answered over the role of Pakistan’s military in responding

Pakistan’s government has pledged to respond “at a time, place and manner of its choosing” following an air attack from India that killed 31 people in Pakistan on May 6, 2025.

The Conversation · May 8, 2025

Frightened Kashmir residents living on cusp of India-Pakistan war: The Independent’s exclusive report

Kashmir Residents told The Independent they are terrified, as “it is the common people who will suffer” in the escalating conflict between India and Pakistan.

The Independent UK · May 8, 2025