Pakistan

The United States has obtained intelligence that the son and potential successor of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, Hamza bin Laden, is dead, according to US intelligence officials. Details of Hamza Bin Laden’s place or date of death remain unclear in the anonymously-sourced reports. In February, the United States government announced it would pay […]

Pakistan has handed back an Indian pilot who has become the face of the worst military crisis between the two countries in decades in a gesture aimed at demonstrating its willingness to de-escalate the conflict. Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman was handed over to Indian officials near a border crossing with Pakistan. Minutes earlier, the pilot said on […]

Pakistani military spokesperson says they shot down two Indian aircraft inside its airspace and captured one pilot. On Tuesday India launched strikes against militants in Pakistan. Those raids were in retaliation for a militant attack on Indian troops in Indian-administered Kashmir. Tensions have been high since the 14 February suicide attack on an Indian paramilitary […]

India’s military has taken steps necessary to defend the country, a government minister said after Indian combat planes carried out raids on alleged militant camps in Pakistan. Prakash Javadekar, human resource development minister, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had given a free hand to the military to respond to an attack on an Indian security […]