Pakistan has warned of a new war with India after 11 of its soldiers were killed by a terrorist group it claims New Delhi backs.

The clarification follows earlier reports suggesting Islamabad had been added as a recipient of newly produced AMRAAMs under a September 30 Department of War contract announcement. Several media outlets interpreted the amendment as a potential arms supply of new missiles to Pakistan.

External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Friday listed Pakistan sponsored cross-border terrorism as a "shared threat" for both India and Afghanistan as he met his Afghanistani counterpart Amir Khan Muttaqi in Delhi.

Afghanistan's Taliban government accused Pakistan on Friday of carrying out airstrikes on its territory and warned of "consequences" as Islamabad said it was taking action against militants. Eleven more Pakistani soldiers were killed on Friday in a clash with Islamist militants in the Tirah area close to the Afghan border,

Pakistan gave U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres a dossier on Tuesday accusing India of stoking terrorism in Pakistan, a day after India provided a dossier to some U.N. Security Council members accusing militants from Pakistan of attempting an attack in the disputed Indian territory Kashmir.

Petal Gahlot, a first secretary at India’s UN Mission, ridiculed Sharif’s “absurd theatrics,” saying, “If destroyed runways and burnt-out hangers look like victory, as the Prime Minister claimed, Pakistan is welcome to enjoy it.”

Tensions escalate as Pakistan reportedly conducts airstrikes targeting Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) camps in Kabul, coinciding with Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi’s first official visit to India.

Afghanistan engagement as a strategic challenge, particularly as New Delhi has been providing humanitarian assistance and enhancing official ties with Kabul. Read on:

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Kranti Goud and Deepti Sharma took three wickets each as India routed archrival Pakistan by 88 runs in a women’s Cricket World Cup match that was notable for a contentious run out and a lack of customary handshakes.

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