This will also drive up the cost of the grain in international markets

Crash follows similar incident weeks ago, amid monsoon floods that have claimed over 850 lives

New Delhi opens major dams, triggering flood alerts on three rivers across border

PM says country sympathetic towards those affected by devastating, deadly disaster

Islamabad releases emergency funds for rescue, cleaning efforts

UN agencies, global rights groups urge Islamabad to reconsider due to risks from Taliban

KARACHI, July 16 — The United Kingdom has lifted a five-year ban on Pakistani airlines, allowing them to apply to resume UK flights just as Islamabad steps up efforts to privatise its national carrier, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA).

ISLAMABAD, June 21 — Pakistan has said it will recommend United States (US) President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, an accolade that he has said he craves, for his work in helping to resolve the recent conflict between India and Pakistan.

NEW DELHI, June 18 — India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi maintained in a conversation with United States President Donald Trump late yesterday that a ceasefire between India and Pakistan after a four-day conflict in May was achieved through talks between the two militaries and not US mediation, India’s senior-most diplomat said.

PUTRAJAYA, June 7 —  Pakistan’s bid to become a full dialogue partner with Asean will be discussed with leaders of the regional grouping, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

NEW DELHI, May 27 — India has approved a framework for building the country's most advanced stealth fighter jet, the Defence Ministry said today, amid a new arms race with Pakistan weeks after a military conflict between the neighbours.

ANKARA, May 22 — India and Pakistan have expelled each other’s diplomats, declaring them “persona non grata” and ordering them to leave their respective countries within 24 hours, Anadolu Ajansi reported.

NEW DELHI, May 22 — Pakistan will not get water from rivers over which India has rights, said Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today, a month after a deadly attack in Indian Kashmir led New Delhi to suspend a key river water-sharing treaty between the neighbours.

ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI, May 14 — Pakistan has said it remains committed to a truce with India agreed after four days of intense fighting last week, but vowed to respond with full resolve to any future aggression by New Delhi.

PUTRAJAYA, May 13 — The Foreign Ministry (Wisma Putra) is closely monitoring developments in South Asia, particularly concerning the safety of Malaysians in India and Pakistan.

NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD, May 13 — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned Pakistan yesterday that New Delhi would target “terrorist hideouts” across the border again if there were new attacks on India and would not be deterred by what he called Islamabad’s “nuclear blackmail”.

NEW DELHI, May 13 — Indian authorities yesterday announced the reopening of 32 airports it closed down for civilian flight operations due to airspace restrictions in the wake of heightened tensions with Pakistan, Xinhua reported.

JAMMU, May 12 — The military operations chiefs of India and Pakistan are today set to discuss the next steps for the nuclear-armed neighbours, India said, as a ceasefire returned calm to the border, and their equity markets edged higher.

ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI, May 11 — Nuclear-armed neighbours India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire on Saturday after US pressure and four days of fighting, but within hours, explosions rang out in border cities and towns and India accused Pakistan of violating the pact.

ISLAMABAD/JAMMU — Pakistan and India launched strikes and counter-strikes against each other's military installations today, prompting United States (US) calls for the nuclear-armed neighbours to begin talks and defuse their escalating conflict, the most intense since 1999.