The Latest Breaking News from Pakistan

US secretary of state urged both sides to de-escalate as he leads efforts to secure a solution to the deepening crisis

The death of 12-year-old twins who were killed in a Pakistani strike as they fled the town of Poonch in India-held Kashmir has helped unite a community in shock.

As tensions escalate between India and Pakistan, sections of social media have committed themselves to the pursuit of ‘psy ops’ against Pakistan, claiming to serve a purpose in the machinery of war as part of information warfare. 

Pakistan postpones its Twenty20 league indefinitely, scrapping UAE relocation plan, as tension with India escalates.

On the night of May 9, Shweta was struggling to sleep. 

This week on Hafta, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Raman Kirpal, Manisha Pande, Jayashree Arunachalam and Shardool Katyayan are joined by retired Brigadier Kuldip Singh. In this tense news week, we begin by dissecting India’s Operation Sindoor and strikes on terror camps in Pakistan on May 7. “Neither side, particularly India, wants…

Explosions were reportedly heard in at least three cities in India-controlled Kashmir

Early Wednesday morning, India launched Operation Sindoor, targeting terror camps in Pakistan. As Pakistan responded with cross-border shelling and drone attacks – intercepted by the military – Indian TV channels gave a whole new meaning to the "fog of war".

Vatsal Singh