1 hour ago Pakistani star facing film boycott in India says ‘deeply saddened’ after Kashmir terror attack

Films starring Fawad Khan have faced calls for boycott previously as well

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1 hour ago Indian Army chief visits Kashmir in aftermath of attack as UN urges restraint

UN says any issues between the nuclear-powered neighbours should be resolved ‘peacefully, through meaningful and mutual engagement’

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4 h. ago Everything we know about attackers who killed 26 tourists in Kashmir

India puts out bounty on three suspected Kashmiri and Pakistani gunmen

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5 h. ago Pakistan and India exchange fire as UN calls for ‘maximum restraint’

Countries trade blows across line of control in disputed Kashmir as tensions rise after deadly shootingTroops from Pakistan and India exchanged fire overnight across the line of control in disputed Kashmir, officials have said, after the UN urged the nuclear-armed rivals to show “maximum restraint” after a deadly shooting in the region.Relations have plunged to their lowest level in years, with India accusing Pakistan of supporting “cross-border terrorism” after gunmen carried out the worst attack on civilians in contested Muslim-majority Kashmir for a quarter of a century. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago UN urges India and Pakistan to use restraint as tensions soar after Kashmir attack

The United Nations has urged India and Pakistan to exercise “maximum restraint” after they ramped up a tit-for-tat diplomatic offensive following a deadly attack on tourists in Indian-controlled Kashmir

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6 h. ago Pakistan threatens to freeze crucial peace treaty with India amid Kashmir tourist massacre fallout

Pakistan's warning to India comes after New Delhi blamed Islamabad for a deadly attack that killed 26 people, mostly tourists, in disputed Kashmir

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7 h. ago Kashmir attack: Indian army chief to visit Srinagar as UN urges ‘maximum restraint’

UN calls for tensions between India and Pakistan to be resolved peacefully as relations plunge to lowest level in years following deadly shootingIndia’s army chief was set to lead a high-level security review in Srinagar on Friday, days after militants opened fire on tourists in Indian-held Kashmir, killing 26 civilians in one of the worst such attacks in years.The brazen assault, carried out in a mountain meadow near Pahalgam, has derailed prime minister Narendra Modi’s claims of restored calm in the restive Himalayan territory and sent tensions soaring between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan. Continue reading...

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21 h. ago India orders ALL Pakistani nationals to leave the country and slams borders shut amid growing fears nuke

India has ordered all Pakistani nationals to leave the country within 72 hours after a militant attack in Kashmir killed 26 tourists.

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23 h. ago What is Indus Water Treaty and why is it so critical for India and Pakistan?

Future of river-sharing treaty that has survived wars, border conflicts and prolonged diplomatic freezes is now under threat

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24 h. ago India and Pakistan are again teetering on the brink of conflict over disputed Kashmir. Here's why

A deadly attack on tourists in Indian-controlled Kashmir has again moved India and Pakistan closer to war

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24 h. ago Kashmir: What we know about the deadly attack on a Himalayan tourist town

Indian prime minister Modi decried the ‘heinous act’ and pledged that the militants ’will be brought to justice’

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24 h. ago India and Pakistan expel each other’s citizens as fears grow of military escalation over Kashmir attack

Indian PM Narendra Modi says his country will pursue attackers ‘and their backers... to the ends of the Earth’

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27 h. ago Modi vows to pursue terrorists to ‘ends of the Earth’ after Kashmir attack

Indian PM makes first speech amid increasing tensions with Pakistan after 26 men killed in contested Himalayan region India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, has vowed to punish all those responsible for Tuesday’s attack in Kashmir, pursuing them “to the ends of the Earth”.Twenty-six men were killed in the tourist hotspot of Pahalgam, in the deadliest attack on civilians in the contested Muslim-majority territory since 2000. Continue reading...

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29 h. ago India lashes out at Pakistan over Kashmir attack as fears grow of military escalation

New Delhi expels Pakistani diplomats, shuts border crossing and suspends a critical river water treaty

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29 h. ago India summons top Pakistani diplomat after deadly militant attack in Kashmir

Tensions escalate as Delhi announces series of measures to downgrade ties with IslamabadIndia has summoned Pakistan’s top diplomat in Delhi after announcing a series of measures to downgrade ties with Islamabad after a deadly militant attack in Kashmir, an Indian diplomatic source has told the Guardian. Local media carried similar reports.Saad Ahmad Warraich, the charge d’affaires at the Pakistan embassy, was summoned late on Wednesday night by the ministry of external affairs, according to a senior ministry official who was not authorised to speak to the media. Continue reading...

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30 h. ago India closes main border with Pakistan after deadly Kashmir attack

Suspected militants killed 26 men at a tourist destination

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30 h. ago Tensions escalate between India and Pakistan following deadly attack in disputed Kashmir

Tensions between arch rivals India and Pakistan were high on Thursday as New Delhi mounted a diplomatic offensive against Islamabad, blaming it for a deadly attack that killed 26 people, mostly tourists, in disputed Kashmir

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31 h. ago India summons top Pakistani diplomat after Kashmir attack kills 26 – reports

India has reportedly summoned the top diplomat from Pakistan’s embassy to give notice that all defence advisers in its mission are persona non grataIndia has summoned Pakistan’s top diplomat in New Delhi, local media reported on Thursday, a day after it announced measures to downgrade ties with Islamabad over a deadly militant attack in Kashmir.A day after suspected militants killed 26 men at a tourist destination in Kashmir – in the worst attack on civilians in the country in nearly two decades – Indian foreign secretary Vikram Misri said there was cross-border involvement in the attack and that New Delhi would suspend a six-decade old river-sharing treaty, as well as close the only land crossing between the neighbours. Continue reading...

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41 h. ago Kashmir attack sparks fear of fresh conflict between India and Pakistan

Tensions rise between nuclear-armed neighbours who have fought three wars over territory as Delhi vows to respondThe brutal militant attack that killed 26 people in one of Kashmir’s most scenic spots has shattered the region’s relative calm, turning a popular tourist destination into a scene of horror – and raising fears of a fresh conflict between nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan.Soon after the attack in which gunmen emerged from dense pine woods and opened fire on families picnicking and riding ponies, India’s defence minister, Rajnath Singh, vowed a “loud and clear response”. Continue reading...

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42 h. ago India shuts Pakistan border crossing following deadly Kashmir attack

The main border crossing checkpost between India and Pakistan will be closed with immediate effect and Pakistani nationals will not be allowed to travel to India under special visas following a deadly civilians attack.

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