Pakistan, India summon diplomats after two people killed in border incident
Islamabad’s Foreign Ministry summoned India’s charge d’affaires to protest the killing of two Pakistani civilians.

Islamabad’s Foreign Ministry summoned India’s charge d’affaires to protest the killing of two Pakistani civilians.




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New policy allows India’s private sector to produce advanced weaponry, supporting its goal of military self-sufficiency.
Pakistan says the comments contradict Washington’s position, but experts see them as a diplomatic misstep.

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif accused India of illegally suspending the Indus Waters Treaty.

Police detained several protesters in Lahore, Pakistan as they rallied in solidarity with Pakistan-administered Kashmir.

A rally has been held in Islamabad in a show of support for protesters in Pakistan-administered Kashmir.
Deadly clashes reported in Pakistan-administered Kashmir amid first round of voting for regional elections on July 27.

Fatal confrontations between security forces and protesters have marred local elections.
First of three rounds of voting held after weeks of protests during which dozens of people were killed.
After their war last May, India and Pakistan reached a truce. But deaths continued on the world’s highest battlefield.

Recent clashes between protesters and police killed at least 11 people.