Growing India-Pakistan Escalation: Nuclear Winter Fears, Artillery Devastation Unfolding

Friday, May 9, 2025, 12:20 am

Recent reports detail mounting tensions between India and Pakistan as devastating scenarios loom. Analysts warn that nuclear winter—a phenomenon once confined to academic debate—may now be approaching reality, while survivors recount the grim impact of relentless artillery bombardments in Kashmir, transforming vibrant communities into desolate ghost towns. International concern mounts as conflict escalates.

nationalpost.com / Indian and Pakistan troops swap intense artillery fire amid high tensions

At least five civilians were killed in Kashmir overnight in a military standoff that erupted after an attack on tourists in the India-controlled part of the region

globalnews.ca / At least 5 dead after India, Pakistan exchange artillery fire

A woman was killed and two other civilians were injured in Uri sector, police said, taking the civilian death toll in Indian-controlled Kashmir to 17 since Wednesday.

citynews.ca / India and Pakistan have been in conflict since 1947 Partition. A look at its troubled legacy

NEW DELHI (AP) — India and Pakistan’s latest military conflict has expanded, days after India carried out airstrikes in Pakistan that followed an attack by gunmen on tourists in India-controlled Kashmir last month. The two nuclear-armed rivals have exchanged artillery shells, gunfire, missiles and…

thetyee.ca / India, Pakistan and the Threat of Nuclear Winter

Researchers predicted a devastating scenario. Its first steps may now be unfolding.

ledevoir.com / Au lendemain des bombardements, le choc et l’effroi des survivants de Poonch

Au cœur des tirs d’artillerie entre l’Inde et le Pakistan, cette ville du Cachemire pris des airs de ville fantôme.

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