Flash floods kill more than 280 people in India and Pakistan
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Cloudbursts are causing chaos in mountainous parts of India and Pakistan, with tremendous amounts of rain falling in a short period of time over a concentrated area.
The United States monitors the India-Pakistan situation "every single day", said US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday, reiterating claims by American President Donald Trump of having helped in averting a nuclear escalation between countries.
Deadly cloudbursts are wreaking havoc across mountainous regions of India and Pakistan, with intense, sudden deluges proving fatal in both nations. These extreme weather events involve tremendous rainfall over concentrated areas in short periods.
Pakistan possessed video evidence of six Indian fighter jets that had been shot down during the recent conflict, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said on Sunday.Islamabad had prior intelligence of
Washington is closely monitoring tensions between India and Pakistan, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said late Sunday evening. Notably, his statement comes even as New Delhi, once again, rejected the White House's claims of brokering peace between the two nuclear-armed neighbours.
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Islamabad has confirmed that Pakistan’s powerful army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, compared his country to a “dumper truck full of gravel” and India to a “shining Mercedes” during his recent remarks in the United States, a crude analogy that has drawn sharp reactions in New Delhi.
Naqvi said it was a major challenge for the government to provide evidence to the world, including wreckage of Indian jet fighters shot down by Pakistani forces. He noted with pride that within minutes of the operation, not only images but also videos of the destroyed aircraft were available, strengthening Pakistan’s stance globally.
During a new interview after the Trump-Putin summit in Alaska, US State Secretary Marco Rubio followed up on the US president claiming to play 'peacemaker' between Indian and Pakistan.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said Washington closely monitors tensions between India and Pakistan “every single day.”
During his Friday speech, Modi also hinted India would continue its unilateral suspension of the Indus Water Treaty. The treaty, which India suspended after the April massacre, allows sharing of the Indus River that runs about 2,897 kilometers (1,800 miles) through South Asia and is a lifeline for both countries.