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Islamabad: Pakistan has been put on a 'red alert', with government hospitals across the country ready for any emergency; airspace for all domestic and international flights closed for at least 24 to 36 hours; all educational institutions in capital Islamabad and the Punjab province closed;...

Islamabad: Pakistan's National Security Council Wednesday said the country's armed forces have been duly authorised to undertake retaliation “at a time, place, and manner of its choosing” to avenge the loss of innocent Pakistani lives in Indian military strikes. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif presided over...

New Delhi: Several airlines from the UAE and across the Gulf have reportedly cancelled or diverted flights to India and Pakistan following heightened tensions in the region after Indian strikes on targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Gulf carriers including Emirates, Etihad Airways and Qatar...

Washington/Moscow: World leaders, including UN chief Antonio Guterres and US President Donald Trump, Wednesday called on India and Pakistan to exercise restraint and hoped that the hostilities would end "very quickly". In retaliation against the Pahalgam terror attack, Indian armed forces early Wednesday carried out...

Islamabad: Pakistan is ready to "wrap up" tensions with India, if New Delhi de-escalates the situation, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said Wednesday. His remarks came hours after India carried out a military strike on terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. Asif was reported as...

New Delhi: Israel has extended its support to India's right to defend itself from terrorism as Indian armed forces carried out 'Operation Sindoor' against nine high-value terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. In a calculated military strike following the April 22 terror attack in...

Beijing: China Wednesday called on India and Pakistan to exercise maximum restraint in the "larger interest of peace and stability" in the region. The statement by China's Foreign Ministry came as Indian armed forces early Wednesday carried out missile strikes on nine terror targets in...

New York/Washington: Hours after India launched ‘Operation Sindoor' targeting Pakistan's terror infrastructure, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he is monitoring the situation between India and Pakistan closely and hopes this “ends quickly”. Indian armed forces on early Wednesday carried out missile strikes on...

New York/Washington: US President Donald Trump Tuesday said India has “agreed” to drop its high tariffs “to nothing”. “I mean, India as an example, has one of the highest tariffs in the world. We're not going to put up with that, and they've agreed already...

New York/Washington: Shortly after India carried out military strikes targeting terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir early Wednesday, US President Donald Trump said he hopes that the hostilities will end "very quickly". "It's a shame, he said, adding, "We heard about it just as...