Dhaka, May 9 -- Tensions between nuclear-armed neighbours India and Pakistan have sharply escalated over the past 48 hours, plunging South Asia into one of the most dangerous confrontations in recent years.
The latest wave of cross-border violence has led to dozens of civilian casualties, downed fighter jets, canceled flights, and growing calls for restraint from the international community.
According to Pakistani authorities, 31 civilians have been killed and dozens injured following Indian airstrikes in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir.
India, meanwhile, reports that 16 people, including a soldier, three women and five children have died in cross-border attacks it attributes to Pakistan. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Shari...