Pakistan returned a captured border guard to India on Wednesday, in a fresh sign of detente after a ceasefire ended four days of conflict between the nuclear-armed rivals. The guard was captured a day after an April attack in Indian-administered Kashmir which killed 26 people and sparked tit-for-tat missile,

U.S. President Donald Trump was set to meet Syria's president in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday following a surprise announcement that the United States would lift all sanctions on the Islamist-led government despite lingering concerns about its leaders' former ties to Al Qaeda.

The issue is not Kashmir, the issue is terror, the groundswell of support that the terrorists are getting from the Pakistani side, from ISI and army... And the US President, not once has he mentioned the word terror,

A group of Kashmiri women wait for transport to leave the area after overnight shelling from Pakistan at Gingal village in Uri, Kashmir, May 9, 2025 [Dar Yasin/AP Photo] Hours after the ceasefire ...

A series of military strikes last week by India and Pakistan brought the nuclear-armed rivals closer to a broader war.

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar says recent ceasefire between Pakistan and India is a result of the diplomatic efforts of different countries. In an interview with Sky News, he said Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed his gratitude to President Donald Trump, who played a pivotal role in the ceasefire.

India said its long-standing position on Kashmir has been that it is a bilateral issue between New Delhi and Islamabad and there is no change of this stand.

Schools in parts of non-border districts in Jammu and Kashmir reopened after a ceasefire, while those in border areas remain closed due to security concerns.