2 h. ago Pakistan has devolved into an 'extremist Islamic state' with a 'low threshold' for activating its nuclear arsenal, Indian security analyst Sarjan P Shah tells the Mail's 'Apocalypse Now?' podcast

Tensions between India and Pakistan reached their highest level in almost a decade on Wednesday after 31 people were killed in missile strikes against Islamabad controlled Kashmir.

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4 h. ago Hundreds of flights cancelled across India after missile strike on Pakistan

Flights have been grounded at more than two dozen airports

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6 h. ago Pakistan Super League game involving English trio postponed amid India tensions

James Vince, Tom Kohler-Cadmore and Luke Wood were due to feature in the match between Karachi Kings and Peshawar Zalmi.

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7 h. ago Misinformation floods Indian and Pakistani social media as officials keep quiet

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

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7 h. ago What are the Israeli kamikaze drones India is accused of using against Pakistan?

Pakistani military claims to have shot down 25 Harop drones targeting major urban centres

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7 h. ago India and Pakistan don’t fight wars like other countries. Here’s why

India and Pakistan have fought three full-scale wars since they gained independence from British India in 1947

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7 h. ago Twins, 12, among those killed in Indian border town in Pakistani shelling: ‘We are paying with our blood’

Pakistan’s attack in Poonch has left a trail of devastation, with homes shattered and families torn apart in the border town that never saw it coming, Shweta Sharma and Mohammad Dawood report

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7 h. ago Hundreds of flights cancelled across India as tensions flare with Pakistan

Flights have been grounded at more than two dozen airports

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8 h. ago India suspends flight operations from several airports as tensions flare with Pakistan

Indian airlines have canceled hundreds of flights from more than two dozen airports until Saturday amid heightened tensions between India and Pakistan

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8 h. ago 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

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8 h. ago What we know about India’s airstrikes on Pakistan days after deadly Kashmir attack

UN urges restraint as ‘world cannot afford a military confrontation between India and Pakistan’

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9 h. ago How do India and Pakistan’s armies and nuclear arsenals compare to each other?

While India has a far larger military and economic advantages over Pakistan, experts tell Arpan Rai neither of the nuclear-armed neighbours can afford a full-blown war

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9 h. ago Pakistan and India trade accusations of drone attacks as conflict escalates

Pakistani military official accuses Delhi of ‘another blatant act of aggression’ a day after Indian strikes killed dozensPakistan and India accused each other of overnight drone and missile attacks, with Delhi claiming to have thwarted strikes on more than a dozen cities and Islamabad claiming to have shot down 25 Indian drones.The allegations levelled on both sides marked a stark escalation of the conflict between the two nuclear-armed nations, after Indian missile strikes on Pakistan in the early hours of Wednesday killed 31 people. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago India set for bid to stage World Test Championship final in 2027

Indian bid would have major implications for schedulingProposal complicated by India-Pakistan tensionsIndia want to stage the final of the World Test Championship in 2027 with a formal proposal to be made to the International Cricket Council this summer.An Indian bid for the WTC final would have major implications for England’s summer scheduling and could create logistical problems for the ICC given the country’s relations with Pakistan, which have deteriorated further following this week’s air strikes in Kashmir. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Who are the militant groups India says it targeted in Pakistan strikes?

New Delhi accuses Islamabad of harbouring armed groups responsible for carrying out attacks on its territory

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12 h. ago Pakistan says one civilian killed and 12 Indian drones shot down

Military spokesperson accuses Delhi of ‘another blatant act of aggression’ a day after Indian strikes killed dozensPakistan claims to have shot down 12 Indian drones overnight and said drone attacks had left one civilian dead and four soldiers injured.Pakistan’s military spokesperson Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said at a press conference that India had “apparently lost the plot” as he accused it of“yet another blatant military act of aggression” in sending more than dozen drones overnight over major Pakistani cities including Rawalpindi, where Pakistan’s military has its headquarters. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Satellite images show impact on mosques and buildings in Pakistan after Indian strikes

Satellite images before and after the strikes released by Maxar Technologies show damage to mosques and buildings in Pakistan’s Punjab province

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14 h. ago Pakistan claims it downed Indian Rafale jets amid deadly cross

Pakistan says it shot down three Rafale jets in retaliatory strike, marking what could be first combat loss of French-made aircraft

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14 h. ago Pakistan and India on high alert amid airport shutdowns and security drills in major cities

Tensions mount as Pakistani PM vows retaliation for military strikes by India that killed dozens across the countryTensions were high across India and Pakistan on Thursday, with airports shut down and security drills under way in major border cities, amid warnings by Pakistan that it intended to retaliate for Wednesday’s strikes.In a speech late on Wednesday night, prime minister Shehbaz Sharif said he would “solemnly swear that we will avenge each and every drop of blood of our martyrs,” after India’s missile airstrikes on Pakistan in the early hours, which killed 31 people across the country. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Pakistan shoots down drone near naval base in the city of Lahore, officials say

Pakistan’s air defense system shot down a drone early Thursday near a naval air base in the eastern city of Lahore, police and security officials said

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