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An accidental missile fired by India last week nearly led to a retaliatory strike from Pakistan, according to sources familiar with the matter. Pakistan had prepared to launch a similar missile but held back due to an initial assessment that something was wrong. The Indian missile caused damage to residential property but no casualties. India did not use the direct hotline between the top army commanders to inform Pakistan, and instead shut down the missile systems to prevent further launches. The incident highlights the tense relationship between the two nuclear-armed neighbors, with tensions centered on the disputed region of Kashmir. [Extracted from the article]

An accidental missile fired by India last week nearly led to a retaliatory strike from Pakistan, according to sources familiar with the matter. Pakistan had prepared to launch a similar missile but held back due to an initial assessment that something was wrong. The Indian missile caused damage to residential property but no casualties. The mishap occurred due to human and technical errors during a routine exercise. India did not use the direct hotline to inform Pakistan, and Pakistan held a briefing to publicize the incident after failing to receive an explanation from India. Both countries have a history of hostility, particularly over the disputed region of Kashmir. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Pakistan's government will resume trade with India, inthe latest sign that tensions are easing between the two nations. Pakistan downgraded diplomatic relations and suspended bilateral tradewith India in August 2019 after New Delhi revoked autonomy for thedisputed Muslim-majority state of Jammu and Kashmir. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- When Prime Minister Imran Khan addressed Pakistan last week, he thanked higher powers for sparing his country the damage Covid-19 wreaked on neighboring India. With conservative cultures and less dynamic economies, both Bangladesh and Pakistan also have lower rates of domestic travel compared to India, which likely slowed spreading. [Extracted from the article]

The tense political feud between India and Pakistan is taking a toll on the film industry. Bollywood movies, with their often three-hour song-and-dance formats, are popular in Pakistan, accounting for about 60 percent of total cinema consumption, according to Rafay Mahmood, culture editor at Karachi-based The Express Tribune. [Extracted from the article]

Pakistan's space agency, the Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission, has "an agreement for this venture" with China's Manned Space Agency, Chaudhry said. AttributionChris Kay: editor primarySubramaniam Sharma: editor secondaryIain Marlow: assistJill Ward: by reporterFaseeh Mangi: by reporterAnand Krishnamoorthy: editor responsible. [Extracted from the article]

First talks after new Pakistan premier Imran Khan takes charge The Indus Waters Treaty has allotted the waters of three eastern rivers -- Ravi, Beas and Sutlej -- exclusively to India and the western rivers to Pakistan. [Extracted from the article]

Abbasi denied that militants are allowed to operate in the country and Pakistan says it only provides moral support to people in Muslim-majority Kashmir, which is claimed in totality by both nations. "We have never had an appeasement policy towards India", Abbasi said during the interview in the former home of Pakistan's founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah. [Extracted from the article]

Pakistan's Central Bank Calls India's Cash War "Extreme" (1) Governor Wathra wants to double Pakistanis using banks by 2020 With the State Bank of Pakistan's monetary policy committee holding its final meeting of the year on Saturday, Wathra declined to give an outlook on interest rates. [Extracted from the article]