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Pakistan says at least 31 of its civilians were killed and about 50 wounded in Wednesday's strikes and in cross-border shelling across the frontier in Kashmir that followed,

Pakistan and India trade accusations as tensions escalate

NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD — Tensions continue to escalate between India and Pakistan after India launched “Operation Sindoor” on Wednesday, killing at least 31 civilians.India’s operation came in response to an attack by militants in India-administered Kashmir that killed more than two dozen civilians. Pakistan has denied involvement in the attacks.Pakistan said on Thursday it shot down 25 drones from India in its airspace after what it called a “serious provocation” from New Delhi that wounded four soldiers and killed a civilian.India said it "neutralized" Pakistan's attempts to strike military targets with drones and missiles, as fighting spread between the nuclear-armed neighbors.The latest exchanges come a day after India said it hit "terrorist...

May 08, 2025

Pakistan and India trade accusations as tensions escalate

Demonstrators wave flags as they gather to protest outside the India High Commission, in London, Wednesday, May 7, 2025.

World leaders express concern over rising tensions between India and Pakistan

BRUSSELS — World leaders have expressed concern over the escalating conflict between India and Pakistan after India launched strikes into Pakistan and Pakistan-controlled Kashmir on Wednesday.US President Donald Trump called the escalations "so terrible" while speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, and urged both sides to stop the violence."My position is, I get along with both. I know both very well and I want to see them work it out," he said, adding that "if I can do anything to help, I will be there."UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Britain was "engaging urgently with both countries" and encouraging "dialogue, de-escalation and the protection of civilians" during the weekly Prime Minister's Questions in parliament.EU Foreign...

May 08, 2025

World leaders express concern over rising tensions between India and Pakistan

A screen displays an image of the Piprahwa gems at the auction house Sotheby's in Hong Kong

Sotheby's halts Buddha jewels auction after India threat

SINGAPORE — The auction house Sotheby's has postponed its sale in Hong Kong of hundreds of sacred jewels linked to the Buddha's remains, after a threat of legal action by the Indian government.The sale of the collection - described as one of the most astonishing archaeological finds of the modern era - had drawn criticism from Buddhist academics and monastic leaders. India had said it offended the global Buddhist community.Sotheby's said the suspension would allow for discussions between the parties.A British official named William Claxton Peppé unearthed the relics in northern India nearly 130 years ago, alongside bone fragments identified as belonging to the Buddha himself.The auction of the collection, known as the Piprahwa Gems of the Historical Buddha Mauryan Empire,...

May 08, 2025

Sotheby's halts Buddha jewels auction after India threat

Police guard the road to the Shri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport on the outskirts of Amritsar, India, on Wednesday.

21 airports across northern India will be closed until Saturday

NEW DELHI — A total of 21 airports across northern and northwestern India will remain closed until Saturday, according to a senior police official.“All airports have been sealed. No one will be allowed to go in or out except for security personnel and staff,” Shri Sirivennela of Amritsar Police told Indian news agency ANI, adding that “all scheduled flights” in the region will be impacted.“Until the situation is under control, we will be following the decisions made by the central government,” Sirivennela told ANI.Multiple Indian and international carriers issued travel advisories on Wednesday regarding cancellations to and from destinations in northern India, after New Delhi launched strikes on Pakistan and Pakistani-administered Kashmir on Wednesday morning.Other airlines...

May 08, 2025

21 airports across northern India will be closed until Saturday

One of the debunked images claiming to show a crashed Indian air force jet

Misleading posts obtaining millions of views on X

NEW DELHI — India's strikes on Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir have unleashed a wave of misinformation online, with unrelated videos purporting to be from the strikes gaining millions of views.Dramatic clips debunked by BBC Verify have claimed to show attacks on an Indian army base and an Indian fighter jet shot down in Pakistan.One video, which had more than 400,000 views on X at the time of writing, claiming to show an explosion caused by a Pakistani response was actually from the 2020 Beirut Port explosion in Lebanon.An expert told BBC Verify that in moments of heightened tension or dramatic events, misinformation is more likely to spread and fuel distrust and hostility."It's very common to see recycled footage during any significant event, not just...

May 08, 2025

Misleading posts obtaining millions of views on X

Gulf airlines cancel flights to Pakistan as northern India airport closures disrupt routes

DUBAI — Several Gulf carriers have suspended flights to Pakistan, including Emirates, Etihad and Qatar Airways, with airport closures in northern India also affecting many flight routes.Emirates has canceled flights from Dubai to Sialkot, Lahore, Islamabad and Peshawar on Wednesday. “Customers on canceled flights must not proceed to the airport,” it said on its website.Flights to and from Karachi are not impacted and will be operating as per schedule, the airline said.Etihad said it had canceled flights to Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad on Wednesday.“Additionally, some other services may be rerouted to avoid the affected airspace, potentially resulting in extended flight times,” Etihad Airways said in a statement.Qatar Airways said it had “temporarily suspended flights” to...

May 07, 2025

Gulf airlines cancel flights to Pakistan as northern India airport closures disrupt routes

Smoke billows after an artillery shell landed in Poonch district in India's Jammu and Kashmir region on Wednesday.

Death toll rises on both sides as India fires missiles into Pakistan in 'act of war'

NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD — India fired missiles into Pakistani-controlled territory in several locations early on Wednesday, killing at least 31 people — including a child — in what Pakistan's prime minister has called an "act of war."India said it had attacked infrastructure allegedly used by militants who carried out last month's massacre of tourists in Kashmir, control of which is split between India and Pakistan but which both countries claim in its entirety.Pakistan said it had shot down several Indian fighter jets in retaliation, with three planes falling onto villages in India-controlled Kashmir.Indian police and medics, meanwhile, said at least seven civilians were also killed in the region by Pakistani shelling.Tensions have soared between the nuclear-armed...

May 07, 2025

Death toll rises on both sides as India fires missiles into Pakistan in 'act of war'

An Indian paramilitary soldier keeps watch from behind a fence in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian-administered Kashmir

Indian and Pakistani civilians describe the aftermath of strikes and shelling

MUZAFFARABAD — Mohammed Waheed was fast asleep at his home in Pakistan-administered Kashmir in the early hours of Wednesday morning when a huge blast shook his home."Before we could even process what was happening, more missiles struck, causing widespread panic and chaos," he told the BBC, adding that he had jumped out of bed and run outside along with his family and neighbors."Children were crying, women were running around, trying to find safety."Waheed lives in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir — it is one of at least three places that were hit by Indian missile strikes on Wednesday.The Indian military said it carried out the strikes in response to a militant attack in Indian-administered Kashmir that killed 26 civilians. It has blamed...

May 07, 2025

Indian and Pakistani civilians describe the aftermath of strikes and shelling

Volunteers carry a body after recovering it from the rubble of a mosque near Muzaffarabad, Pakistan-administered Kashmir

Pakistan summons Indian envoy to protest strikes

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it summoned the Indian chargé d’affaires in Islamabad – the head of India’s diplomatic mission in the country – to formally protest India’s strikes in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir on Wednesday.“It was conveyed that India’s blatant act of aggression constitutes a clear violation of Pakistan’s sovereignty. Such actions are in contravention of the UN Charter, international law, and established norms governing inter-state relations,” the ministry said.“Pakistan firmly rejected India’s baseless justifications for its hostile conduct.”It called the strikes “unprovoked,” saying they had killed several civilians including women and children, and warned that India’s military action posed a...

May 07, 2025

Pakistan summons Indian envoy to protest strikes

Indian security officers inspect the site in Pahalgam where militants opened fire on tourists in Pahalgam in Indian-controlled Kashmir, on Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Major airlines are avoiding Pakistan’s airspace as tensions with India simmer

WASHINGTON — Multiple major airlines are avoiding flying over Pakistan as relations with neighbor India crater in the wake of a recent tourist massacre, the latest geopolitical flashpoint to disrupt global travel.Air France said it has suspended flying over the South Asian country until further notice because of the “recent evolution of tensions between India and Pakistan” in a statement to CNN.The airline is “adapting its flight schedule and flight plans to and from certain destinations,” the French flag carrier said, adding some routes will require longer flight times, it said.Germany’s flag carrier Lufthansa also confirmed to Reuters that it was “avoiding Pakistani airspace until further notice.”The travel disruptions come two weeks after militants massacred 26...

May 06, 2025

Major airlines are avoiding Pakistan’s airspace as tensions with India simmer

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