Islamabad claims to have intelligence on an imminent Indian strike and demands international intervention to avoid a major escalation in the region.
Separatists from the BLA attacked the Jaffar Express train in Balochistan, opened fire, blew up the tracks, and took hundreds of people hostage, threatening mass executions.
Mass protests by Imran Khan's supporters reached Islamabad's Red Zone during Alexander Lukashenko's official visit, intensifying the political crisis.
North India and East Pakistan are enveloped in smog visible even from space. Air pollution indices in Delhi and Lahore have reached critical levels.