Overview

• Pakistan claims credible intelligence that India plans a military attack within 24–36 hours, citing the April 22 terrorist attack in Pahalgam as a pretext.
• Indian authorities have intensified crackdowns in Kashmir, with mass arrests and home demolitions targeting Muslim communities accused of links to the attack.
• The suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty by India, in place for over six decades, marks a significant diplomatic rupture between the two nations.
• Cross-border skirmishes along the Line of Control in Kashmir have intensified, raising fears of a broader conflict between the nuclear-armed neighbors.
• Global powers, including the United States and China, have called for de-escalation, warning of the regional and global risks of further escalation.