an air force retaliated this morning and while the indian air force tried to. enter our. space two of them were shot down one pilot was killed two have now been captured initially there was a report of one indian pilot now there are two of them as a military and custody as a military expert is coming back to your question how serious it is. what you are as a as a military expert how serious is this. going to come down. i would actually hope. they have a military background i'm from the pakistan air force but i would like to see peace in the region because both india and pakistan as you pointed out in your opening comments are nuclear weapons equipped and we do not want this to escalate to a mutually assured destruction because that is what will happen it will a lot remain a tit for tat action it will definitely escalate into a full scale of all where it will be no holds barred but you see india took an action yesterday and pakistan are going to action today in retaliation and shut down of the aircraft i'm hoping that we let it go at that and we sit down and talk to each o

force was detected and the indian air force responded insta ntly. rial engagement, one pakistan air force fighter aircraft was shot down by a mig2i bison of the indian air force. the pakistani aircraft was seen by ground forces falling from the sky on the pakistan side. it's impossible to check the figures of knocked out tanks... history risks repeating itself. ever since the 1960s, accounts from either side have been strongly disputed by the other. but now, what is not in doubt is that both india and pakistan have substantial arsenals of nuclear weapons. it has introduced a level of risk which alarms the entire outside world. pakistan's prime minister imran khan says neither he nor india's prime minister can avoid any escalation given the weapons they have. "if we let that happen," imran khan says, "events will remain neither in my nor modi's control. we must sit down and talk." but for now, there is no sign of temper is subsiding, with demonstrators in both countries promising revenge. no wonder the united states, china and other major powers are u

mentioned from the pakistan military what we do know from indian media reports that about twelve indian air force planes took part in this strike dropping bombs on camps that indian officials say belong to armed groups that openly threaten its territory and one of these groups is jaish e mohammed which is the group that claimed responsibility for that attack on february fourteenth that killed at least forty indian paramilitary troops in indian administered kashmir now we haven't confirmed that this is the group targeted but it has been the target of indian officials and politicians here since the attack took place now as you mentioned the pakistan army has been releasing some information and one spokesperson major general us of for he claims that the indian air force attacked balakot now that's not boxed on administered kashmir that's pakistan proper and if that's true that makes things a lot more serious in september two thousand and sixteen elizabeth the indian military performed what it calls surgical strikes that was targeting these armed groups over in pakistan administered kashmir over the

line without international in the headlines this lunchtime pakistan says it shot down two indian air force jets today over disputed kashmir capturing its disputed to be confirmed two pilots thirty one maybe two we'll tell you all about it also ahead of the rising tensions of the venezuela colombia border the crisis reaches the u.n. security council now another story we're following. through and his cronies and some in this body claim that delivering humanitarian assistance is a political show like let's call a spade s.p. washington soul is not resolving the problems of the people for regime change tracking this to that highly anticipated second summit between donald trump and north korean leader kim jong un set to get under way in vietnam and in the u.k. in the landmark case for one british police forces were found guilty of discrimination after it rejected a white heterosexual male applicant who got the story. good afternoon just after midday in moscow the twenty seventh of february this wednesday morning is kevin zero in for me the rest of the team think you have as much for joining us h

indian airspace over kashmir. pakistan's army spokesman major general see forgot for repeated claims that his forces shot down indian fighter planes on twitter he said in response to pakistani air force strikes the indian air force crossed the line of control pakistan shot down two indian aircraft inside pakistani airspace one of the aircraft fell inside the pakistani controlled part of kashmir while the other fell inside indian controlled kashmir one indian pilot was arrested by troops on the ground. or for more on this developing story let's cross now to islam about and talk to political analyst imtiaz gul imtiaz we've got reports of pakistan and india launching airstrikes on each other's territory planes being shot down a pilot captured how dangerous is this situation. one of this has become dangerous with the events this morning whereby the bugs on the obvious last minute just a few minutes ago inform the press that the bugs on the army also attacked about six dogs inside the indian territory without inflicting any damage on civilians or any human damage just to demonstrate by august and get ability that it can also strike deep into the new and then it was followed by it th

was detected, and the indian air force responded insta ntly. and the indian airorce responded instantly. in that area of engagement, one pakistani air force fighter aircraft was shot down by a mid—21 typhoon of the indian air force. it was seen by ground forces falling from the sky on the pakistani side. in this engagement, we have last, unfortunately, one minute 21, the pilot is missing in action, and pakistan has claimed that he is in their custody. a news briefing was organised after the two indian jets were shut down. our correspondent in islamabad, secunder kermani told us more about the pakistani government's response to the airstrike. the pakistani military spokesman told us that in response to what india did yesterday in pakistan, by coming into pakistani airspace and carrying out attacks, which it said targeted militant group places in northern pakistan, the pakistani authorities dispute any target was hit, or exists. in response to that, this morning, pakistani military officials say that pakistani jets targeted indian targets, across the border. they s

now i got some breaking news this hour pakistan says it has shot down two indian air force jets after they crossed the disputed border in kashmir an army spokesman also say. that one of the pilots has been captured an indian official earlier said an indian air force plane crashed in indian controlled kashmir and local media are also accusing pakistani combat jets of entering indian airspace in kashmir india launched air strikes it claimed targeted the josh homme a terror group in pakistani territory on tuesday tensions between the two nuclear powers have been escalating since a suicide attack on indian troops in kashmir two weeks ago. of course we'll keep you updated on any other developments in that developing story well let's move on to yemen right now though and the weapons used to wage war there the four year conflict has created the world's worst humanitarian crisis the german government has repeatedly denied any knowledge of german arms and technology being involved in that war but an exclusive investigation by a team of german media outlets including d w news suggests those wea

was detected and the indian air force responded instantly. been a number of casualties as a result of cross—border shelling, and the fear is the violence could now escalate further. secunder kermani, bbc news, islamabad. well, a little earlier i was joined in the studio by sajjan gohel, a south asian politics expert from the london school of economics and political signs clinical history department. he told me the severity of this situation should not be downplayed —— political signs. there's some irony that president trump is negotiating with kimjong—un from north korea on nuclear de—escalation, and you have two nuclear rivals facing off against each other in south asia. the us, in the past, was always involved when tensions flared up, following the parliament attack in india 2001, and then also the mumbai attacks in 2008. this time there doesn't seem to be any intervention that may take place in the near future. of course, crucial to stress that these are two nuclear powers, but, realistically, given that they are neighbours, will nuclear w

developments on that over the disputed region of kashmir pakistan says it has shot down two indian air force jets after they crossed the disputed border there an army spokesperson also saying that they captured two downed indian pilots the incident follows indian air strikes in pakistan admit of certain kashmir which. delhi says targeted the militants behind a deadly suicide attack two weeks ago both countries have suspended commercial flights in the area. and joining me now from islamabad let's bring in journalist arsalan khalid and from delhi d.w. correspondent sonia found a car welcome to you both and sunny i'd like to begin with you what is the view in delhi on this dispute is there a sense of worry that things can spiral out of control hi sara i think there is suddenly a sense of worry here you know so far india has really not reacted to these claims about fighter jets being down but as we speak there is the ministry of external affairs in delhi is holding a press briefing and i'm just getting updates that india has now confirmed that they have an air force pilot missing and that the in

the press conference in delhi he is indian air force chief odd. the pakistani. military installations. but. they were unable to cause any damage. there ensued. sunny fall in delhi this is a strange conflict and as much as a bear is shooting and fighting but while there is talk of peace more fighting today along the line of control the situation doesn't seem to be calming. that's right i mean the workplace commissions that up to today along that line of control the de facto border the divides the disputed question. just a question you can talk. and on indian army spokesman today said you know there was some shares that was landing in the dignity areas the at the front you know we have to remember that india and pakistan actually routinely treat and bleed each other the starting of the sugar among the countries in that sense this is the new head of kong this takes on you know much more on the urgency in light of these heightened tensions right now between these two nuclear neighbors. you know these aerial strikes by india this week the retaliatory attacks by pakis

well it's pakistanis claimed claiming to have shot down two indian ass force jets in compton two pilots and says that it's jets have launched air strikes in the indian territory a move that they claimed was in self-defense. pakistan is a responsible country and we don't want to endanger lives of masses we have yet retaliated to india all being done is just what irresponsible country does for its defense our message is peace and not the war now india however claims that these those pakistani jets had been pushed back. this was supposed to do. and of course this part isn't. in the. course. of the hour. or that you do. in this ng. because unfortunately lost. is missing in action. because. he is in their custody this comes just one day after india claims it hit a militant training camp and killed a very large number of fighters from the militant group jayashri mohammed which took responsibility for that suicide bombing earlier this month which killed forty indian troops now in a bizarre twist pakistan rejected india's claim saying that indian fighters were confronted before they conducted those strikes on the training camp and actu

was detected, and the indian air force responded instantly. r aircraft was shot down. there have already been a number of casualties as a result of cross—border shelling, and the fear is the violence could now escalate further. secunder kermani, bbc news, islamabad. more on this now from associate it is at georgetown university. professor, good to talk to you. thank you for your time. we have to be very wary of course about ratcheting up anything here. these countries have come to wall before. we are in charted waters, though, at the moment. we are. there is really no precedent in the history of either of these two countries or quite frankly any other security diad that offers any kind of explanation for how this is actually going to wrap up. i've actually going to wrap up. i've actually been fairly sanguine that this is not going to escalate to full—scale war. i do think that both sides would like to find some kind ofan offramp. sides would like to find some kind of an offramp. the challenge, of course, in india we are going into an election c

this breaking news first pakistan says it shot two indian air force jets this morning over disputed kashmir indian officials report they intercepted at least three pakistani military jets tell you all about that. other stories are watching this morning amid rising tensions at the venezuela colombia border the crisis reaches the u.n. security council. and his cronies and in this body claim that delivering humanitarian assistance is a political show let's call a spade a spade washington so aids was not resolving the problems of venezuela the vote for regime change was the highly anticipated second summit between donald trump and north korean leader kim jong un is said to get underway in vietnam. on wednesday twenty seven february warm welcome for me kevin obi good morning from the rest of the team here at our international moscow shape into a busy news day around the world this first on that developing story pakistan claims it shot two indian air force jets in its airspace of a kashmir capturing one pilot this comes a day after india said it conducted an air strike on a train. camp belonging

the wreckage of an indian air force helicopter draws a crowd the circumstances surrounding the downing of this aircraft are unclear but all is not well between the juggernaut neighbors india and pakistan the kashmir region has been central to the dispute between the two countries for decades. that is the world's most militarized zone a powder keg waiting to explode the latest escalation began two weeks ago when forty indian paramilitary police were killed by a suicide bombing and. according to the indian government it's warplanes retaliated this week by striking a training camp near the pakistani town of balakot killing quote a large number of militants. says it launched the air strikes against the group mohammed after it got hold of intelligence that the group was planning further attacks. that continue to. be ignored. and this one. either gets in part. he said it could be an event. tensions rose further with pakistan's claim and had shot down two indian warplanes and now pakistani prime minister imran khan is calling for talks with india meanwhile calls. from around the world growing

reporting in the last few minutes it comes a day after the indian air strike of course real tinderbox there the moment also wednesday an indian air force plane crashed in kashmir that killed two pilots and civilian local authorities reporting it is futile to the side it's not immediately clear if the incident was connected to the reported interception of pakistani planes but things really tense there between india and pakistan right now looking to you to follow it this is r.t. international. the trumping ministrations attempts to impose regime change in venezuela appear to be faltering this self-proclaimed interim president. hasn't gain much traction this may explain the administration's escalating rhetoric after all we're told a military option is still on the table. you know world big part of the law and conspiracy it's time to wake up to dig deeper to hit the stories that mainstream media refuses to tell more than ever we need to be smart we need to stop slamming the door on the back and shouting past each other it's time for critical thinking it's time to fight for the middle for the troops the time is now we're watching closely wa

engine management change held a press conference in his indian air force chief oggi j. kapoor. the park is not here for attempting to. disappear but i can offer which. although. they were unable to cause any damage. there ensued one f. sixteen. who are short on. twenty one by sneaking off. their sixteen crashed in from the grounds of the line of control in pakistan occupied kashmir. sunny fall in delhi this is a strange conflict and as much as a bear is shooting and fighting but while there is talk of peace more fighting today along the line of control the situation doesn't seem to be calming. that's right i mean that would play skirmishes that up to today along that line of control that effective for the device is a stupid question he didn't actually didn't talk to me and on indian army spokesman to the state you know there was some shared water landing in civilian areas. now we have to remember that india and pakistan actually routinely treat for you and beat each other party of michigan on the front end. and of course it takes on you know much more on the ocean free in light

indian air force jets over a disputed kashmir account. one of the most anticipated summits of the year is a way that u.s. and north korean leaders try and make headway. in ending their decades long korean war. capital. and sources tell the washington post the u.s. military disrupted internet access in russia to prevent alleged election meddling during the term of. around the clock across the world this is r t international from the team myself you know neal hello and welcome to our top story there's been a dramatic escalation in tensions between india and pakistan this video has emerged which we cannot independently verify but to show one of india's two dollars twenty one fighter jets that's according to pakistan which claims it shot in the war planes in the space over kashmir and arrested two pilots. lines that discrepancy between the two science. what we have absolutely so we see now is the culmination of tensions that have been building with more regular. in recent years and essentially things have now come to a head to the importance

this is the first time since 1971 the indian air force has gone into pakistani airspace.. i'll have more coverage in the coming hours as another historic summit approaches. hello there. this unusually warm weather isn't going to last forever, and as we change the month, so we're going to change the weather quite significantly. over the past few days we've seen the temperatures creeping up day by day, culminating in 21.2 celcius at kew gardens yesterday. but our weather is changing because the position of the jet stream is going to change. we've been on the one side of it for a long time now, but look what happens out in the atlantic. a strengthening westerly jet is heading our way. that's going to bring cooler air, and it will bring more changeable weather as well. so today, make the most of the sunshine. today is probably the last of the warm and sunny days. and it will be a lovely day, but it's a bit of a chilly start out there. we've got temperatures close to freezing in one or two places, and there's a bit more mist and fog around as well in the morning, across southe

and diminishing she's held a press conference in delhi indian air force chief oggi jacob pool. the pakistani who was a graphic. in disappeared but i hear. although. they were unable to cause any damage. there ensued one is the pakistani air force bush are known. to anyone by sneaking off. their sixteen and infirm across the line of control in pakistan occupied. sunny follicle in delhi this is a strange conflict and as much as a bear is shooting and fighting but while there is talk of peace more fighting today along the line of control the situation doesn't seem to be calming. that's right i mean that would play skirmishes that up to today along that line of control to be effective for the device is a stupid question. the question you can talk to me and on top even to be safe you know there was some share that was landing in civilian areas. now we have to remember that india and pakistan actually routinely treat for you and beat each other for stock of fish come on the country and that then. of course it takes on you know much more on the ocean sea in light of these heightened te

breaking news this one pir moscow time pakistan says it shot down two indian air force jets over disputed kashmir today capturing two pilots dramatic escalation they will bring you up to speed. else around the world amid rising tensions at the venezuela columbia paul another hot spot the crisis reaches the u.n. security council. little when his cronies and in this party claim that delivering humanitarian assistance is a political show let's call a spade a spade washington soul aids is not resolving the problems of venezuela to vote for regime change in. a highly anticipated second summit between donald trump and north korean leader kim jong set to get underway in vietnam that's imminent again more across it and in the u.k. a landmark case for british police force found guilty of discrimination after it rejected a white heterosexual male applicant. news day one pm wednesday the twenty seventh of february my name's kevin irwin thanks ever so much for watching out international live as we are from moscow h.q. this hour so as a busy news day let's start with this dramatic escalation in tensio

on tuesday the indian air force carried out strikes close to the border of pakistan and pakistan administered kashmir the indian and pakistan governments have competing narratives about what's happening in the region analysts say the situation has the potential to escalate into full scale conflict this i think is being exacerbated by social media by television and by the speed with which information is being can wait for one side or the other and there is a lot of what you might call the nationalist fervor that we see in any country where there is any guy all right lashon security. space around indian administered kashmir has been shut down and pakistan has closed all its airspace to commercial traffic. there is a real atmosphere in the disputed region of kashmir many people particularly along the border are all packing up their things and then leaving because they are worried that more will come but pakistan and india now have two real options military which will be faint over the last few days or diplomacy and. india's opposition who until now has been standing shoulder to shoulder with the

conflict in south asia leads our globe report today as the indian air force attacks targets in pakistan two weeks after a suicide bomber hit an indian military convoy and that is two disputed territory of kashmir a longstanding flashpoint between the two nuclear armed nations earlier today pakistani officials said their defense forces had shot down two indian planes in kashmir and captured both pilots pakistan's civil aviation authority and their counterparts at the airport authority of india have now halted all flights between the two countries and placed a moratorium on all civil aviation along the border of kashmir pakistani prime minister imran khan warned in a national television address quote all big wars have been due to miscalculation my question to india is that given all the weapons we have can we afford miscalculation with mr khan being a newcomer to politics and indian prime minister narendra modi's mind like that on may elections many are concerned the situation could escalate let's hope not. and jump into southeast asia there is news from vietnam where u.s. president donal

down one pakistani fighter jets and lost one of its jets to pakistan the pakistani air force was addicted and the indian air force responded isn't. in that elimination one pakistani of course. was found down by you. or the indian you force. your car was seen both on the forces. on this go on the boat is nothing. in this ng is. we are going fortunately the last one we're going to go on the pilot is missing in action pakistan has claimed. that he is in their custody. your mail is standing by for us in the indian capital new delhi but first let's go to iran khan he is live and then we are waiting to hear from pakistan upon this to amman consarn in the meantime all space close to commissioner croft in pakistan and iran how serious an escalation is this. well that's a very serious escalation and it just goes to show you the how seriously the pakistanis are taking the security situation in the country the fact that they have shut them but i have to say it is standard operating procedure when tensions this high between india and pakistan the idea behind this is to simply keep control of the airspace and try an

the pakistanis are going to aturn the indian pilot, and senior indian air force official was on tv juste while ago trying to reassure people that this was not going to escalate into some dangerous situation, although the indians were going to be steadfast protecting their security. he gave them also a reassuring message that they should not worry about the situation, the indian military had it under control and with deal with the problems. they are trying to deal with public opinion, which is pressing for tougher reactions. i think the indian government and pakistani government really do not want this to escalate into some big confrontation, despite public opinion on both sides, in some cases, who do want tougher action. >> an interesting sidebar to the story is india accusing pakistan f-16sng these u.s.-made in its rate in kashmir. as i understand it, the purchase from lockheed martin was only meant to be for counterterrorism purposes. mean thatpotentially we could hear something else from president trump or that that relationship deteriorates further? >> the president has not said any

indian troops in kashmir two weeks ago india accuses chi. because dan of harboring the joshie mohammad terror group it holds responsible for the attack on tuesday india's air force launched air strikes it said targeted the terror group's camps in pakistani territory. india reports also say pakistani combat jets entered indian airspace over kashmir. well following these developments pakistan announced that it's shut down its commercial air space indian airlines have already cancelled flights to northern india d.w. sagna found a cut is covering the story for us and she joins us now from delhi sanya the dispute between india and pakistan has taken a dangerous turn what's the view in delhi are people there worried that this could spiral out of control. well terry we're getting a lot of reports of the indian media today off really claims and counterclaims we've heard india today deny pakistani claims that any indian fighter jets were shocked india says all its pilots accounted for at the same time we haven't really heard any official reaction from the indian government to get into prime isn't is meeting with his national security advisor with his father and six creat

suicide attack which triggered this latest escalation however we're now hearing that the indian air forces did try and mount a second strike and that's where those two aircraft are going down this is incredibly serious a lot of people in the offices around the foreign office of. the army headquarters which is just down the road there will be taking a look at what to do next now that they say they have allegedly this pilot in today it really depends on what the army say next that we are expecting a press conference from them some point right that city then from the pakistan capital islamabad and our correspondent on let's go over now to the indian capital new delhi and speak to our correspondent there says jamil says so we understand then that the pakistani military have been on a heightened state of alert now for several days what is the situation in india with all of these claims and as i say counter claims of these alleged aggressions if you like along the line of control. martina's you said there's been claims and counterclaims but indian officials are being very tight lipped it's a ver

of the indian air force is a gesture of peace tensions between the nuclear armed neighbors and sword after each carried out air strikes against the other over the disputed region of kashmir . god is great and long live the pakistan army the soldiers and local villages behind them lies the writers of an indian fighter jet shot down by pakistan's military on wednesday in the pakistan held area of kashmir and indian pilot survived but was captioned. i was with the colleagues and we call the name pilot. and he snatched his pistol and identity documents just a moment as soon as pakistani army soldiers arrived we handed him over to them called on by writing. to prove it pakistan releases video of the man they claim is the pilot. the decision to arrest and told him has incensed india. protests demanding the wing come on his release have been held across the country he's become the face of simmering tensions between the rival power as as the dispute is kashmir region has again brought the nucleus states to the brink of wool. the latest escalation began two weeks ago when forty indian police

this breaking news first pakistan says it shot down two indian air force jets this morning over disputed kashmir indian officials report they intercepted at least three pakistani military jets tell you all about the. other stories we're watching this morning amid rising tensions at the venezuela colombia border the crisis reaches the u.n. security council. and his cause.

. >> they have two indian air force pilots. down two fighter jets. one is apparently in hospital. airircraftonfirmed one has s gone missing and that a pilot is missing in action. they are verifying whether pakistan does have this pilot in custody. they are also saying they shut down -- - ey shot down one pakistani jet when it came into indian territory this morning. there e has been an escalation f airspace over and eight cities in the north were shot down, including all airspace over kashmir. pakistan also shut down its airspace. there is confusion at the moment. therere is exchangnge of rhetor. both sides want to come outut on top on this. neither wants to say they have lost the battle.e. of wordsit is a battle and appeararances on who seems o be on top in this issue. >> next, to cairo, wherere a crh at a train station has left 25 people dead. hurt in the blaze. the fire broke out after a train crashed into a steel barrier in the station. rejected the has declaration of a diplomat who helped draw up the u.s. nuclear deal. his rejection of his resignation means he is standing by

the wreckage of an indian air force helicopter near srinagar draws a crowd the circumstances surrounding the downing of this aircraft are unclear but all is not well between the juggernaut neighbors india and pakistan the customer region has been central to the dispute between the two countries for decades as i must admit it is the world's most militarized zone a powder keg waiting to explode the latest escalation began two weeks ago when forty indian paramilitary police were killed by a suicide bombing in paula according to the indian government its warplanes retaliated this week by striking a training. near the pakistani town of balakot killing quote a large number of militants. he says it launched the airstrikes against the group jaish e mohammed after it got hold of intelligence that the group was planning further attacks. the likes of continue the future of pakistan acknowledging this. investment there to get information that. either gets into parts of india the middle can get he said you could be given. tensions rose further with pakistan's claim and had shot down two indian warpla

pakistan says it has shot down two indian air force jets over disputed kashmir capturing two pilots as the nuclear armed rivals violence escalates. the claim that wiki leaks founder julian assange met with trump's former campaign chairman paul metaphor could take a new turn as our team receives a response to a freedom of information act requests sent to london police and the issue of wiki leaks is also raised in the u.s. congress has trump's disgraced former lawyer michael cohen tells a long.

weeks ago the pakistan based on group jaish e mohammed claimed responsibility on tuesday the indian air force carried out strikes close to the border of pakistan and pakistan administered kashmir. the indian and pakistani governments have competing narratives about what's happening in the region analysts say the situation has the potential to escalate into a full scale conflict this i think is being exacerbated by social media by television and by the speed with which information is being conveyed. one side or the other and there is a lot of what you might call the nationalist follow up that we see in any country when there is any i know all great lashon security. as space around indian administered kashmir has been shut down and pakistan has closed its airspace to all commercial traffic victoria gate and the al-jazeera. kemal high that is a few kilometers away from the pakistani side of the contested or the whether india and he sent us this report. just a few days ago we were in daisy ready border town of choke or do situated. from the line of control that separates progress on the an indian

force was detected and the indian air force responded instantly. t aerial engagement, one pakistan air force fighter aircraft was shot down. secunder: there have already been a number of casualties in athe cross-border shellin the fear is the violence could now escalate further. secunder kermani, bbc news, islamabad. jane: before we go, let's remind you of our top story. donald trump's former personal owyer said the president had prior knowledga major league of emails of the democratic party. l michhen also called the president a racist, a con man, and a cheat. republican lawmakers tried to discredit mr. cohen, who is heading to prison on multiple charges including lying to congress. mr. cohen thanks to the committee for the opportunity to tell his side of the story. i am jane o'brien. thanks very much for watching "bbc world news america." >> with the bbc news app, our vertical videos are designed to work around your liftyle, so you can swipe your way through the news of the day and stay up-to-date with the latest headlines you can trus download no

from the pakistani military as well they are insisting that two aircraft were shot down two indian air force aircraft were shot down one of them landed in a distant kashmir the other landed in pakistan a pakistani administered kashmir they also say that they have one pilot in custody now the audience of his public relations. say that in the coming hours they are going to put the pilots in a press conference on display for the world to see now this is a real ratcheting up of tensions across the line of control not only on the air but also on the ground as well we've heard nothing from the government of pakistan so far but what happens next is going to be crucial whether the indians will retaliate whether they'll issue a statement others already said that want to craft crashed but the pakistanis here insisting that they shot to crawford all right thank you for that imran khan is our correspondent in the pakistan capital now to the indian capital and says jim mail says pakistan is giving their account of the last twenty four hours the indians giving them as but the fact is tensions are perhaps

weeks ago the pakistan based on group jaish e mohammad claimed responsibility on tuesday the indian air force carried out strikes close to the border of pakistan and pakistan administered kashmir the indian and pakistan governments have competing narratives about what's happening in the region analysts say the situation has the potential to escalate into full scale conflict this i think is being exacerbated by social media by television and by the speed with which information is being conveyed problem side all the other and there is a lot of what you might call the nationalist fervor that we see in any country when there is any i'm all right lash insecurity. space around indian administered kashmir has been shut down and pakistan has closed all its space to commercial traffic there is a real atmosphere in the disputed region of kashmir many people particularly along the border are all packing up their things and then leaving because they are worried that war will come by pakistan and india now have two real options military which will be seen over the last few days or diplomacy. this is exact

force was detected and the indian air force responded instantly. n of the indian air force. the pakistani aircraft was seen by ground forces falling from the sky on the pakistan side. it's impossible to check the figures of knocked—out tanks... history risks repeating itself. ever since the 1960s, accounts from either side have been strongly disputed by the other. but now, what is not in doubt is that both india and pakistan have substantial arsenals of nuclear weapons. it has introduced a level of risk which alarms the entire outside world. pakistan's prime minister imran khan says neither he nor india's prime minister can afford any escalation given the weapons they have. "if we let that happen," imran khan says, "events will remain neither in my nor modi's control. we must sit down and talk." but for now, there is no sign of tempers subsiding, with demonstrators in both countries promising revenge. no wonder the united states, china and other major powers are urging restraint and dialogue. james robbins, bbc news. 0ur correspondent rajini vaidyan

weeks ago the pakistan based on group jaish e mohammad claimed responsibility on tuesday the indian air force carried out strikes close to the border of pakistan and pakistan administered kashmir the indian and pakistan governments have competing narratives about what's happening in the region analysts say the situation has the potential to escalate into full scale .

retaliate to indian jets across the border and they were shot down i will say the pilots are with us the problem is where do we go from here. that you have met tell us the pakistani air force says it shot down two indian warplanes after they crossed into its territory in the disputed region of kashmir one crashed in the district of goma. below me on my heart and i have firstly we need to clear the rubble and then deal with the injured after that the air force technical team will come and investigate what happened as of now we found two bodies. initially the indian government said its plane was down because of a technical fault we have unfortunately lost one. but it is missing in action. out. there he is in the. tension in this volatile region increased after a suicide bomb attack killed at least forty indian security personnel two weeks ago the pakistan based on group jaish e mohammad claimed responsibility on tuesday the indian air force carried out strikes close to the border of pakistan and pakistan administered kashmir india and pakistan governments have competing narratives about what's happening in the region analysts say the situation has the potential to escalate i

was detected, and the indian air force responded instantly. rce fighter aircraft was shot down. there have already been a number of casualties as a result of cross—border shelling, and the fear is the violence could now escalate further. secunder kermani, bbc news, islamabad. so what does this rise in tension signify, and what is the current state of relations between india and pakistan? our diplomatic correspondent james robbins is here with his analysis. a profoundly dangerous dispute between india and pakistan over kashmir has festered for more than 70 years now. two wars have been fought over it. india and pakistan have never settled the issue, instead carving up kashmir, divided along a so—called line of control. so why is it such a flash point? well, largely because britain's colonial exit from an undivided india was so messy and violent. partition in 1947 created not one independent nation but two, predominantly hindu india and largely muslim pakistan. much of the sectarian violence was in kashmir. what really matters now is the scale of

was detected, and the indian air force responded instantly. e fighter aircraft was shot down. there have already been a number of casualties as a result of cross—border shelling, and the fear is the violence could now escalate further. secunder kermani, bbc news, islamabad. so what does this rise in tension signify and what is the current state of relations between india and pakistan? our diplomatic correspondent james robbins has the analysis. to the dangerous dispute between india and pakistan over kashmir has pestered for more than 70 years now, two wars have been fought over it. india and pakistan have never settle theissue, india and pakistan have never settle the issue, instead carving up kashmir, divided along a so—called line of control. so why is it such a flashpoint? well, largely because britain's colonial exit from an undivided india was so messy and so violent, partition in 1947 created not one independent nation but two, predominantly hindu india and largely muslim pakistan. most of the sectarian violence was in kashmir. what real

was detected and the indian air force responded instantly. as shot down. there have already been a number of casualties as a result of cross—border shelling, and the fear is the violence could now escalate further. secunder kermani, bbc news, islamabad. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: memories of war — the nazi bunker that's been transformed into a work of art. prince charles has chosen his bride. the prince proposed to lady diana spencer three weeks ago. she accepted, she says, without hesitation. as revolutions go, this had its fair share of bullets. a climax in the night outside the gates of mr marcos's sanctuary, malacanang — the name itself symbolising one of the cruellest regimes of modern asia. the world's first clone has been produced of an adult mammal. scientists in scotland have produced a sheep called dolly using a cell from another sheep. citizens are trying to come to grips with their new freedom. though there is joy and relief today, the scars are everywhere. not for 20 years have locusts been seen in such numbers in th

was detected and the indian air force responded instantly. rce fighter aircraft was shot down. there have already been a number of casualties as a result of cross—border shelling, and the fear is the violence could now escalate further. secunder kermani, bbc news, islamabad. a second day of meetings between donald trump and north korean leader kimjong—un has begun in the last few hours. the two leaders spoke to the media before going into a series of talks. live to hanoi and sharanjit leyl. thank you. that is right, they are meeting at the moment. there is a working lunch going on and really no signs of pressure from earlier, before they went into that lunch they spoke to the media, because they spoke to the media, because they have been no signs of pressure from mrtrump on they have been no signs of pressure from mr trump on resident kim. in fa ct, from mr trump on resident kim. in fact, the president praised the north korean leader and said he was not ina north korean leader and said he was not in a hurry to see a deal. i've been saying very

he told a joint session of parliament that the move to release the wing commander of the indian air forces a gesture of peace. tensions between the two nuclear armed neighbors soared after each carried out airstrikes against the other over the disputed region of kashmir. >> "god is great" and "long live the pakistan army," chant these soldiers. behind them lies the wreckage of an indian fighter jet shot down by pakistan's military on wednesday. in the pakistan held area of kakashmir. an indian pipit surviveded but s captured. >> i was with two other colllleagues when we coffee indn pilot. we snatched his pistol and identity documents. as soon as pakistatani soldiers arriveved, we handed h o over to them. >> to prove it, pakistan released video of the man they claim is the pilot. the decision to arrest and hold him has incensnsed india. protests demanding the wing commander's release have been held across the country. he has become the face of simmering tensions between rival powers as the disputed kashmir region has again brought the nuclear state to the brink of war. the latest escalatio