Pakistan and India both declared victory in a recent flare-up of violence as a US-mediated cease-fire appeared to largely hold on May 11, with the nuclear-armed neighbors stepping back from a potential full-scale war over the disputed Kashmir region.
A US-mediated cease-fire between India and Pakistan seems to be largely holding, despite both sides accusing the other of violating the truce hours after it was signed.
Explosions rocked the border areas of India and Pakistan on the morning of May 10, but a cease-fire was announced hours later. The last attacks came after Pakistan accused India of launching missile strikes on three Pakistani air bases.
India and Pakistan agreed to an immediate cease-fire, US President Donald Trump and officials from both South Asian countries said, after the biggest flare-up of fighting between the nuclear-armed neighbors in years sparked fears of a full-scale war.
Pakistan and India traded accusations of attacks on May 8, as tensions persisted amid the worst flare-up of fighting between the nuclear-armed neighbors in more than 20 years.
Protesters took to the streets of the Pakistani city of Peshawar on May 7 after India launched overnight strikes on Pakistan in retaliation for attacks on Hindu tourists in Kashmir two weeks ago.
Indian and Pakistani forces have exchanged artillery fire after overnight Indian air strikes claimed multiple lives, as tensions between the two nuclear-armed regional powers threatened to boil over.
Pakistan said eight people were killed early on May 7 in missile strikes launched by Indian armed forces and called the attack a "blatant act of war" amid mounting tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbors.
The Pakistani military reported that it had test fired a ballistic missile on May 3, as the country squares off with India following a deadly militant attack in Indian-administered Kashmir.
Tensions between India and Pakistan continue to mount after a top Pakistani official claimed to have “credible intelligence” that New Delhi is prepared to undertake military action against Islamabad following a militant attack in Kashmir.
Pakistani Minister for Law and Justice Aqeel Malik said that Islamabad is working on plans for at least three different legal options, including raising the issue at the World Bank, who is the facilitator for the six-decade old Indus Waters Treaty.
Many of those deported from Pakistan to Afghanistan have never lived in the country they are being sent “home” to and are struggling to find the basics when they arrive.
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