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Ceasefire Holds Amid Deadly India-Pakistan Conflict

5/17/2025

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A fragile ceasefire between India and Pakistan endures after four harrowing days of conflict, the fiercest since 1999, claiming at least 60 lives and leaving devastation in its wake. UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy has called on both nations to uphold the truce, as communities demand justice and a path to lasting peace.

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A fragile ceasefire between India and Pakistan endures after four harrowing days of conflict, the fiercest since 1999, claiming at least 60 lives and leaving devastation in its wake. UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy has called on both nations to uphold the truce, as communities demand justice and a path to lasting peace.