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Pakistan confirms 51 dead in Indian attacks; New Delhi reports 20 fatalities

Pakistan's military has announced that 51 individuals, comprising 40 civilians and 11 armed forces personnel, were killed during Indian strikes last week, while New Delhi has reported 20 fatalities from Islamabad’s attacks.

India and Pakistan agree to “full and immediate” ceasefire: Trump

New Delhi and Islamabad have agreed to a “full and immediate ceasefire” following a night of talks mediated by the US, President Donald Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform on Saturday.

Pakistan decries India’s ‘act of war’

Pakistan has accused India of committing a “blatant act of war” and promised retaliation after New Delhi launched deadly missile attacks along their contested border in disputed Kashmir in the worst eruption of violence between the nuclear-armed neighbours in two decades.

India conducts military operation against Pakistan

India’s military has launched Operation Sindoor, striking nine sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir, prompting swift retaliation from Islamabad in the worst fighting in more than two decades between the nuclear-armed neighbours as fears of a wider, prolonged war grow.

India cuts water flow to Pakistan: PTI

India has begun restricting water supplies flowing from its territory to Pakistan, with more similar measures to come, the PTI news agency has claimed, citing an anonymous source.

India blocks Pakistani exports, transit amid tensions

New Delhi has imposed a ban on imports and transit of Pakistan-produced goods, the Indian Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) announced in an order.

Pakistan says successfully test-fired ballistic missile as tensions with India rise

Pakistan’s military announced it has successfully test-fired a ballistic missile as tensions with New Delhi over a deadly shooting attack in Indian-administered Kashmir last month remain high.

India closes airspace to Pakistan airlines as tensions between nuclear-armed neighbours rise

New Delhi shut its airspace to Pakistani airlines, the government has announced, days after its nuclear-armed neighbour banned Indian airlines from flying over its territory following the killing of 26 men in an attack on tourists in Kashmir.

Pakistan warns of possible Indian military attack in 24-36 hours

Pakistan’s minister for information and broadcasting has stated Islamabad has “credible intelligence” that India intends to launch a military strike against Pakistan within the next 24 to 36 hours, as tensions between the two countries escalate following a deadly raid in Indian-administered Kashmir.

Pakistan threatens India with nukes

Pakistani Railways Minister Hanif Abbasi has threatened India with a nuclear strike amid growing tensions between Islamabad and New Delhi. It follows a terrorist attack in the Indian-administered Kashmir region on Tuesday that left 26 tourists dead.

Taliban says hit ‘several points’ in Pakistan in retaliation for deadly attacks

Taliban fighters have targeted “several points” in neighbouring Pakistan, Afghanistan’s Ministry of Defense has announced, days after Pakistani aircraft carried out aerial bombardments inside Afghanistan.

Pakistan carries out air attack against Afghanistan, Taliban vows retaliation

The Pakistani military has conducted air attacks in neighbouring Afghanistan, targeting hideouts of the Pakistan Taliban armed group, TTP, in Paktika province, according to security officials.

five killed, dozens injured as supporters of Ex-Pakistani PM clash with security forces

At least five police and paramilitary personnel have been killed and dozens of people wounded in Pakistan as thousands of supporters of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan forced their way through security barriers and entered the capital Islamabad.

Over 80 killed in three days of violence in northwest Pakistan

Three days of bitter sectarian gunfights in northwestern Pakistan have killed more than 80 people and wounded dozens more, a local official stated Sunday.

Several killed, injured in Pakistan train station bomb explosion

At least 24 people were killed and more than 40 wounded in a bomb blast at a railway station in Quetta in southwestern Pakistan on Saturday, police and other officials told Reuters.

Thousands rally in Pakistan to demand former PM Imran Khan’s release

Thousands of people have taken to the streets in Islamabad, demanding the release of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, who has been behind bars for more than a year over what his party calls politically motivated charges.

Islamabad claims 50,000 Pakistani pilgrims disappeared in Iraq

Almost 50,000 Pakistani pilgrims have disappeared in Iraq, Islamabad's minister for religious affairs has claimed.

Pakistan seeking to ban Imran Khan’s party

The Pakistani government has announced it plans to ban Pakistan Terheek-e-Insaf (PTI), the party of jailed former Prime Minister, Imran Khan.

UN rights panel describes Pakistan’s Imran Khan detention arbitrary and calls for his release

A United Nations human rights panel has urged the immediate release of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying he has been detained “arbitrarily in violation of international laws”.

Pakistan court rejects appeals by Imran Khan, wife in illegal marriage case

A Pakistani court has rejected an appeal by former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife to suspend a ruling that their 2018 marriage violated Islamic law.

Pakistani court acquits ex-PM Imran Khan in state secrets case

A high court in Pakistan acquitted jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday from a conviction on charges of leaking state secrets, his lawyer and his party stated, but the politician will remain in prison for now due to a conviction in another case.

Pakistan court suspends ex-PM Imran Khan’s Jail sentence

A Pakistani court has suspended former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s jail sentence in a case related to “illegal selling of state gifts.”

Afghanistan’s Taliban government accuses Pakistan of bombing civilians

Afghanistan’s Taliban government has accused Pakistan of killing eight civilians in an air raid on Monday. The group responded by opening fire on Pakistani targets, allegedly wounding seven people.

Asif Ali Zardari voted Pakistan’s president for second time

Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of Pakistan's slain first female leader Benazir Bhutto and the father of former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, was voted in as president for a second time Saturday.

Shehbaz Sharif elected Pakistan’s Prime Minister for second time

Pakistani legislators have elected Shehbaz Sharif as the country’s prime minister for a second time following a controversial election last month which was marred by allegations of large-scale rigging and delayed results.

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