Overview

• Bilawal Bhutto Zardari told US lawmakers recent skirmishes in Kashmir have lowered the threshold for full-scale war between India and Pakistan to its lowest point ever.
• Under the US-brokered cease-fire that took effect on May 10, both nations have agreed to treat future terrorist attacks as acts of war.
• Pakistan denied any role in the April 22 Pahalgam massacre and proposed an impartial international inquiry into the Lashkar-e-Taiba–claimed attack that killed 26 civilians.
• A Pakistani delegation met with US officials in Washington and is now traveling to Europe to secure backing for lasting peace talks.
• India’s threat to suspend Pakistan’s water supply under the Indus Water Treaty has heightened existential concerns in Islamabad.