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April 13, 2025

Mediation is needed before India and Pakistan cross the nuclear line
Farhan Bokhari is an Islamabad-based foreign correspondent who writes on Pakistan and the surrounding region. India and Pakistan’s unprecedented tit-for-tat milit strikes on Wednesday marked their most serious escalation since their 1998 nuclear tests, and they raise fears of a broader threat to global security well beyond their shared border.
Six killed as RAW helicopter crashes in Uttarakhand
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PM Shehbaz thanks Erdogan for support at critical time
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