How conflict with India helped boost the Pakistan military’s domestic image Pakistan’s military enjoying renewed popularity after Indian clash, but analysts warn the surge may be temporary. Al Jazeera · May 20, 2025
India to send all party delegations abroad to push ‘zero tolerance’ on terrorism after Pakistan tensions India’s diplomatic outreach after worst tensions with Pakistan tensions to send a message of national unity, government says The Independent UK · May 17, 2025
India Says Pakistan Nuclear Arsenal Should Be Under UN Surveillance Pakistan's nuclear arsenal should be under the surveillance of the UN's nuclear watchdog, Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said Thursday, following a four-day conflict between Islamabad and New Delhi last week. International Business Times · May 15, 2025
How India and Pakistan walked back from brink of all-out war Quiet diplomacy and high-stakes backchannel talks helped avert the most serious military escalation in decades between the nuclear-armed neighbours The Independent UK · May 13, 2025
Pakistan to celebrate 10 May as ‘victory day’ against India Nation to hold special prayers on Friday to show gratitude for ‘achieving magnificent success on defence front’ The Independent UK · May 13, 2025
‘No guardrails’: How India-Pakistan combat obliterated old red lines From missiles targeting broad swaths of territory to water as a weapon, the threshold for the next war has been lowered. Al Jazeera · May 13, 2025
From missiles to ceasefire: how India and Pakistan pulled back from the brink As nuclear threat became very real possibility, Trump tasked Marco Rubio and JD Vance to contact the feuding countries The Guardian - UK · May 12, 2025
Trump craves recognition as the peacemaker president. Will diplomatic wins in South Asia and Ukraine spur him on? ANALYSIS: A U.S.-led ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan, and a renewed push to force Russia to end attacks on Ukraine, add to Trump’s quest for recognition on the world stage as the peacemaker president, writes Oliver O’Connell The Independent UK · May 10, 2025
India and Pakistan agree Kashmir ceasefire but accuse each other of breaches Truce agreed after US mediation but both sides accuse each other of violations only hours later The Guardian - UK · May 10, 2025
Is it safe to travel to India or Pakistan? Latest advice after fighting breaks out The UK Foreign Office has updated its travel advice for the two countries amid heightened tensions The Independent UK · May 8, 2025
Pakistan Shoots Down 25 Indian Drones Near Military Installations At least 45 deaths were reported from both sides following Wednesday's violence, including children. Latin Times · May 8, 2025
India claims to have thwarted Pakistan missile and drone strikes Pakistan tried to hit Indian-administered Kashmir, Punjab and Rajasthan, according to India, which reported ‘no losses’ The Guardian - UK · May 8, 2025
Pakistan claims it downed Indian Rafale jets amid deadly cross-border escalation Pakistan says it shot down three Rafale jets in retaliatory strike, marking what could be first combat loss of French-made aircraft The Independent UK · May 8, 2025
India And Pakistan Trade Fire After Deadly Escalation Indian and Pakistani soldiers exchanged gunfire overnight in Kashmir, New Delhi said Thursday, a day after the worst violence between the nuclear-armed rivals in two decades. International Business Times · May 8, 2025
Radio France Internationale · May 8, 2025 India and Pakistan trade deadly fire in Kashmir after missile strikes Indian and Pakistani soldiers exchanged gunfire overnight in Kashmir, New Delhi said Thursday, a day after the worst violence between the nuclear-armed rivals in two decades.
Al Jazeera · May 7, 2025 Pakistan vows retaliation after India launches air strikes Pakistan’s military says at least 31 civilians killed and 46 others wounded in India’s attacks.
International Business Times · May 7, 2025 Pakistan Warns Will 'Avenge' Deaths From Indian Strikes Pakistan has warned it will "avenge" those killed by Indian air strikes that New Delhi said were in response to an attack in Kashmir, signalling an imminent escalation in the worst violence in decades between the nuclear-armed neighbours.
The Guardian - US · May 7, 2025 Pakistan PM says India must ‘suffer the consequences’ for ‘cowardly’ attack – as it happened This live blog is now closed
The Guardian - UK · May 7, 2025 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
Newslaundry · May 7, 2025 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.
The Guardian - UK · May 7, 2025 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’
Al Jazeera · May 7, 2025 ‘Act of war’: Pakistan pledges retaliation to Indian deadly attacks Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif denounces India’s attack on Pakistan, Operation Sindoor, as ‘cowardly’.
Euronews · May 7, 2025 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.
Evening Standard · May 7, 2025 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
The Independent UK · May 7, 2025 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?