US Vice President JD Vance has said that his country cannot intervene between India and Pakistan, but it can urge both sides to de-escalate rising tensions. Speaking on Thursday, Vance emphasized that while the US wants to see tensions ease quickly, it cannot control the nuclear-armed neighbors. “We want this thing to de-escalate as quickly More
Operations have been suspended at several airports in Pakistan and India, with flights no longer operating over Pakistani and northern Indian airspace, media reports said on Thursday. Pakistan claims to have shot down 12 Indian drones on Wednesday night. This development comes amid rising tensions between the two countries following an armed attack on tourists More
Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif says the threat of an attack from India still persists, but Islamabad is fully prepared to respond and defend its rights. In an interview with Geo News, Asif claimed India made two or three attempts to target certain Pakistani cities on Wednesday. He said in some cities, lights were deliberately More
Former US president Joe Biden has slammed the Trump administration for mounting pressure on Ukraine to cede territory to Russia. In an exclusive interview with the BBC, his first since leaving the White House, he characterised Trump government’s leniency towards Russian President Vladimir Putin as “modern-day appeasement”. Putin believed Ukraine was part of Russia, he More
Seven Pakistani soldiers have been killed in an improvised explosive device explosion in Balochistan’s Kacchi district, the military says. “On May 6, terrorists belonging to the Baloch Liberation Army targeted security forces’ vehicle with an improvised explosive device in Mach,” the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said: In a statement, the army’s media wing said: “Nefarious More
India struck several Pakistani cities before dawn on Wednesday, killing 26 civilians and wounding 35 others, officials said. In retaliatory attacks, Pakistani forces shot down five Indian fighter jets, destroyed a brigade headquarters and a drone – escalation that fuelled global concerns. The Indian Air Force (IAF) lost three French-made Rafales, one Su30MKI and one More
All four major airports in Moscow had to be shut for hours following a Ukrainian drone strike, media reports said on Tuesday. However, the airports later resumed operations, the BBC reported, citing Russia’s aviation watchdog Rosaviatsia. At least 19 Ukrainian drones were shot down before they reached the capital city from different directions, Moscow Mayor More
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has denounced the April 22 attack in Indian-administered Kashmir, urging New Delhi and Islamabad to avoid a military confrontation. Guterres wrote on his X handle: “Tensions between India and Pakistan are at their highest in years. I strongly condemn the awful terror attack in Pahalgam on 22 April. “It is More
Four tourist boats have capsized in southwestern China, leaving10 people dead, media reports said on Monday. Another 70 individuals were hospitalised after strong winds caused the boats to capsize in a river in Qianxi city in Guizhou on Sunday. The BBC quoted Chinese media as saying 84 people fell into the water. The incident occurred More
As Pakistan-India tensions persist, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Islamabad on an official visit on Monday. Senior officials from Pakistan’s Foreign Office and the Iranian ambassador received the visiting minister upon his arrival at Islamabad airport. The top Iranian diplomat is scheduled to meet President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, and More
