India and Pakistan each announced on Tuesday evening the expulsion of one diplomat from the other country, with both sides accusing the respective officials of engaging in espionage activities.

It took one weekend in Geneva for US President Donald Trump to roll back what has been seen till now as the raison d’etre of his presidency

Pakistan said yesterday that it remains committed to the truce with India, agreed after four days of intense military fighting last week, but vowed to respond to any future aggression by New Delhi with full resolve.

The truce was agreed to on Saturday after four days of missile, drone and artillery attacks between the two countries which killed at least 60 people and sent thousands fleeing

A fragile ceasefire was holding between India and Pakistan yesterday, after hours of overnight fighting between the nuclear-armed neighbours, as US President Donald Trump said he will work to provide a solution regarding Kashmir.

The ceasefire was agreed yesterday after four days of missile, drone and artillery attacks

Nuclear-armed neighbours India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire yesterday after intense diplomatic pressure from the United States and other world powers, as their escalating conflict threatened to erupt into full-scale war.

India and Pakistan yesterday accused each other of launching fresh strikes involving drones and artillery for the third consecutive day, raising fears of a wider conflict between the nuclear-armed neighbours.

The conflict between India and Pakistan over Kashmir offers a potentially rich intelligence harvest for China in its own rivalry with India as it gleans data from its fighter jets and other weapons used in action by Pakistan.

"We will not de-escalate -- with the damages India did on our side, they should take a hit," Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry told media at a briefing

Blackouts enforced in border districts

Pakistan's army said it shot down 25 Indian drones, while New Delhi accused Islamabad of launching overnight raids with "drones and missiles", and claimed it destroyed an air defence system in Lahore

Says Pakistan defence minister

This was the second time that top government functionaries and opposition leaders met

Pakistan’s Supreme Court yesterday ruled that civilians could be tried in military courts, overturning an earlier ruling by the apex court.

Bangladesh has expressed deep concern over the escalating conflict between India and Pakistan, urging both countries to remain calm, exercise restraint, and refrain from taking any actions that could further aggravate the situation.

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Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said India's response was 'non-escalatory and measured'

The western districts of Rajasthan have been placed on high alert

India said it struck nine Pakistani 'terrorist infrastructure' sites, some of them linked to an attack by Islamist militants on tourists that killed 26 people in Indian Kashmir last month