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Partially submerged houses in the flood-affected Kasur area of Pakistan

India warns Pakistan of flooding amid torrential rain

India has shared a warning on possible cross-border flooding with neighbour Pakistan as the enemies deal with deadly floods and relentless monsoon rains.

Asia • 25 Aug

People wade through a flooded street after heavy rainfall in Karachi, Pakistan

Death toll from Pakistan monsoon floods hits almost 400

Rescuers and residents resumed searching for survivors as the death toll from five days of torrential rain rose to almost 400, with authorities warning monsoon downpours would continue until the weekend.

World • 19 Aug

Damaged vehicles are seen amid mud and rubble following flooding

Almost 200 dead as 'doomsday' monsoon rains hit Pakistan

Landslides and flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains across northern Pakistan have killed at least 199 people in the past 24 hours, national and local officials have said.

World • 15 Aug

Tensions have escalated between India and Pakistan

Superpowers eye own interests in India-Pakistan conflict

In recent years, India has grown closer to the United States and Pakistan to China, putting the two traditional south Asian foes at the heart of global superpower competition, writes Yvonne Murray.

Analysis and Comment • 10 May

Security personnel stand guard near Karachi Port in Pakistan

Blasts in Indian Kashmir, Amritsar as conflict escalates

Blasts have rung out across Indian Kashmir and the Sikh holy city of Amritsar in neighbouring Punjab state, with the Indian military saying they were shooting down drones in the worst fighting with Pakistan in nearly three decades.

Asia • 09 May

Residents gather as police personnel inspect the site where an alleged drone was shot down in Karachi

Conflict spreads as India, Pakistan exchange further fire

Pakistan and India have accused each other of launching drone attacks, and Islamabad's Defence Minister said further retaliation was "increasingly certain", on the second day of major clashes between the nuclear-armed neighbours.

World • 08 May

As it happened: Pakistan vows response to India strikes

Follow developments as India and Pakistan clash in the worst fighting in more than two decades between the nuclear-armed countries

Asia • 07 May

Locals stand on the debris of destroyed structures at a government department in Pakistan after India's attacks

Pakistan vows retaliation after India launches strikes

India hit Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir with missiles yesterday, with Pakistan vowing to retaliate claiming it shot down five Indian aircraft, in the worst clash in more than two decades between the nuclear-armed neighbours.

World • 08 May

Indian paramilitary soldiers standing guard along the banks of Dal Lake earlier today

India launches strikes on sites across Pakistan, Kashmir

India has fired missiles at Pakistani territory in a major escalation of tensions between the nuclear-armed rivals, as Pakistan vowed retaliation.

World • 06 May

Kashmiri people inspect the remains of a demolished house following exchanges of fire

India, Pakistan troops exchange further fire in Kashmir

Troops from Pakistan and India exchanged fire in disputed Kashmir for a third night in a row, officials said, as relations between the nuclear-armed rivals plunged to their lowest level in years.

World • 27 Apr

Indian soldiers stand guard at the India-Pakistan Wagah border

Indian and Pakistani troops exchange fire in Kashmir

Troops from Pakistan and India exchanged fire overnight across the Line of Control in disputed Kashmir, officials said yesterday, after the United Nations urged the nuclear-armed rivals to show "maximum restraint" following a deadly shooting in the region.

World • 26 Apr

Soldiers stand guard in Pahalgam following Tuesday's attack

Indian searches for suspects amid tensions with Pakistan

Armed police and soldiers searched homes and forests for militants in Kashmir and India's army chief visited the area to review security, after the killing of 26 men earlier this week - the worst attack on civilians in nearly two decades.

Asia • 25 Apr

The attack took place the town of Pahalgam in Kashmir on Tuesday

India-Pakistan relations 'very tense' - DCU professor

A deadly attack on tourists in the disputed region of Kashmir has sparked a new crisis between the nuclear-armed neighbours, India and Pakistan.

Analysis and Comment • 25 Apr

Kashmiri traders hold a candlelight vigil to denounce the gunmen's attack on tourists

India, Pakistan and the Kashmir attack: what we know

Long-troubled relations between nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan rapidly worsened after gunmen targeting tourists killed 26 men in Indian-administered Kashmir. It was the deadliest attack on civilians in the disputed Himalayan territory in a quarter of a century.

World • 24 Apr

Activists of Pakistan Sunni Tehreek party burn Indian national flag and a portrait of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during an anti-India protest

Pakistan closes air space for Indian airlines

Pakistan closed its air space for Indian airlines and rejected New Delhi's suspension of a critical water sharing treaty in retaliation for India's response to a deadly Islamist militant attack on tourists in Indian Kashmir.

Asia • 24 Apr

Paramedics rush an injured tourist to hospital in Anantnag, India, after Islamist militants killed 26 people and injured 17 others

India closes main Pakistan border crossing after attack

India has announced a raft of measures to downgrade its ties with Pakistan, a day after suspected militants killed 26 men at a tourist destination in Kashmir.

Asia • 23 Apr

Indian paramilitary forces stand guard near Pahalgam following an attack the attack

Gunmen kill at least 20 tourists in attack on Kashmir

At least 20 people were in Indian-administered Kashmir when gunmen opened fire on tourists, security sources told AFP, in the region's deadliest attack on civilians since 2000.

World • 22 Apr

The military said 21 hostages and four security troops were killed over the course of the standoff

Pakistan military ends train standoff

Pakistani security forces stormed a train that had been hijacked by separatist militants, killing all 33 attackers and ending a day-long standoff involving hundreds of hostages, the military said.

World • 12 Mar

Imran Khan has been jailed since August 2023

Former Pakistani PM Khan jailed in corruption case

A Pakistani court has sentenced former prime minister Imran Khan to 14 years imprisonment in a land corruption case, local broadcaster ARY News reported.

Asia • 17 Jan

Malala Yousafzai will attend the summit, which will focus on education in Islamic nations

Malala Yousafzai to visit native Pakistan for summit

Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai will attend an international summit on girls' education hosted by her native Pakistan, where she was nearly killed by militants as a schoolgirl.

World • 10 Jan

Security forces investigate the area after a bomb explosion at Quetta city railway station

Pakistani separatists kill 26 in railway station blast

A bombing claimed by Pakistani separatists killed 26 people including 14 soldiers at a railway station in the southwestern Balochistan province, a hospital spokesman said.

World • 09 Nov 24

Soldiers secure the site of a massive explosion which targeted a convoy of Chinese nationals in Karachi

'Terrorist attack' in Pakistan kills two Chinese people

Two Chinese nationals were killed in an explosion near the international airport of the southern Pakistani city of Karachi last night, the Chinese embassy in Pakistan said, in what it described as a "terrorist attack".

World • 07 Oct 24

Security personnel stand near the charred remains of vehicles which were attacked by separatist militants

10 soldiers killed responding to Pakistan militant attack

Ten Pakistani soldiers were killed in southwestern Pakistan while responding to "cowardly acts of terrorism", the country's military said, after dozens of civilians died in coordinated overnight attacks.

World • 26 Aug 24

The crash happened in the Faisalabad district of the province of Punjab in Pakistan

Mayo mother and son killed in Pakistan road crash

Two people from a Co Mayo family have been killed in a road crash in Pakistan, while three other family members were injured in the incident.

World • 13 Jul 24

Shehbaz Sharif returns to the role he held until August when parliament was dissolved

Shehbaz Sharif elected Pakistan's prime minister

Pakistan's newly formed parliament elected Shehbaz Sharif today as prime minister for a second time, three weeks after uncertain national elections caused delays in the formation of a coalition government.

World • 03 Mar 24