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
Apr 29 Dozens of tourist resorts in Indian-controlled Kashmir closed following deadly attack By Aijaz Hussain, Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press Authorities in Indian-controlled Kashmir have temporarily closed more than half of the resorts in the scenic Himalayan region following a deadly attack on tourists. Continue reading
Apr 27 Watch 2:23 News Wrap: Police rule out terrorism in deadly Vancouver car attack By PBS News Weekend In our news wrap Sunday, Vancouver police ruled out terrorism after a man plowed his car into a crowd at a Filipino heritage festival, Israeli jets struck Beirut’s southern suburbs, Pakistani security forces killed dozens of militants they say tried… Continue watching
Apr 27 Pakistan says its troops killed 54 militants attempting to sneak across border from Afghanistan By Munir Ahmed, Associated Press Pakistani security forces overnight killed 54 militants who attempted to cross into the country from Afghanistan, the military said Sunday, marking one of the deadliest such killings in recent years. Continue reading
Apr 26 Indian military says Pakistani troops fired at border positions in disputed Kashmir region By Aijaz Hussain, Rajesh Roy, Munir Ahmed, Associated Press There was no comment from Pakistan, and the incidents could not be independently verified. In the past, each side has accused the other of starting border skirmishes in the Himalayan region. Continue reading
Apr 23 Security increased in disputed Kashmir as India vows to punish perpetrators of attack that killed 26 By Aijaz Hussain, Associated Press As investigators began probing the attack, many shops and businesses in Kashmir closed to protest the killings. Tens of thousands of armed police and soldiers fanned out across the region and erected additional checkpoints. Continue reading
Mar 12 Watch 7:58 Afghans who helped Americans fear Taliban retribution after U.S. suspends refugee program By Nick Schifrin, Sonia Kopelev Some 200,000 Afghans left behind during the 2021 U.S. withdrawal are now left in further limbo by the Trump administration’s refugee program suspension. Many fought alongside the U.S. and received refugee visas last year, now they may never be allowed… Continue watching
Mar 12 Pakistani officials say insurgent attack on train ended but some hostages are dead By Abdul Sattar, Munir Ahmed, Associated Press Security officials said over 300 hostages were rescued, and that operation continued Wednesday. They gave no details about the hostages killed. Continue reading