May 08 Watch 2:58 U.S. pushes for de-escalation as India and Pakistan trade fire and accusations By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi Tensions in South Asia are running high after India and Pakistan accused each other of firing at their respective military sites. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called leaders in both countries and pushed for what he called immediate de-escalation and… Continue watching
May 08 Fears of a wider conflict rise as India and Pakistan trade fire By Babar Dogar, Munir Ahmed, Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press India fired attack drones into Pakistan on Thursday, wounding four soldiers, the Pakistani military said. India, meanwhile, accused its neighbor of attempting its own attack, as tensions soared between the nuclear-armed rivals. Continue reading
May 07 Watch 3:08 Pakistan calls Indian strikes an ‘act of war’ and vows to respond By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi, Eliot Barnhart Pakistan is vowing to avenge Indian missile strikes that Pakistan says killed more than 30 people. India says it targeted terrorist infrastructure in retaliation for a terrorist attack in Indian-administered Kashmir. Cross-border fire between the countries continues and there are… Continue watching
May 07 Watch 10:54 Pakistani ambassador, Indian advisor share perspectives on recent attacks and retaliation By Amna Nawaz, Zeba Warsi Tensions between Pakistan and India are soaring after Indian missile strikes that Pakistan is calling an act of war. Amna Nawaz gets views on the conflict from Pakistan's Ambassador to the U.S. Rizwan Saeed Sheikh and India’s perspective from Vikram… Continue watching
May 07 Pakistan calls Indian missile strikes an ‘act of war’ By Munir Ahmed, Sheikh Saaliq, Riazat Butt, Rajesh Roy, Aijaz Hussain, Associated Press Pakistan said it reserved the right to respond, raising the specter that the back-and-forth could spiral into all-out conflict. Already, it’s the worst confrontation between the rivals since 2019, when they came close to war. Continue reading
May 06 Watch 2:21 India strikes Pakistani territory in response to militant attack on tourists By Nick Schifrin India has launched missile strikes against Pakistan in an apparent response to a deadly terrorist attack in India-administered Kashmir two weeks ago. India blamed those attacks on Pakistani militants and struck nine targets in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, the disputed border region… Continue watching
May 06 India fires missiles across the frontier with Pakistan By Associated Press India fired missiles across the border into Pakistani-controlled territory in at least three locations early Wednesday, killing a child and wounding two other people, Pakistani security officials said. India said it was striking infrastructure used by militants. Continue reading
May 05 Iran’s top diplomat tries to mediate Pakistan-India escalation over Kashmir attack By Munir Ahmed, Muhammad Yousaf, Associated Press Abbas Araghchi's visit to Islamabad was the first by a foreign dignitary since tensions flared in the wake of the April 22 massacre of 26 people — most of them Indian Hindu tourists — in the town of Pahalgam. Continue reading
May 03 Pakistan test fires ballistic missile amid high tensions with India after Kashmir gun massacre By Munir Ahmed, Associated Press Pakistan test fired a ballistic missile Saturday as tensions with India spiked over last month's deadly attack on tourists in the disputed Kashmir region. Continue reading
Apr 30 Pakistan says it has ‘credible intelligence’ India will attack within days By Prabhjot Gill, Sheikh Saaliq, Munir Ahmed, Associated Press Pakistan says it has “credible intelligence” that India is planning to attack it within days over last week's deadly attack in Indian-controlled Kashmir. There is no immediate comment from Indian officials. Continue reading