Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar:

If there is an iota of sanity, India will stop and if they stop, so will we.

We genuinely want peace without the hegemony of any one country.

BIG: Donald Trump will recognize the Palestinian state without the presence of Hamas during his visit to Saudi Arabia.

Source: Jerusalem Post

Keir Starmer, Friedrich Merz and Emmanuel Macron in Kyiv.

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Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif stated that no meeting of the National Command Authority (NCA), the civil-military body responsible for overseeing the country's nuclear arsenal, has been scheduled following a reported military operation against India that took place early on Saturday.

Source: Reuters

Pakistan Super League postponed its remaining matches in the wake of the ongoing conflict between the nuclear-armed neighbours.

Source: Reuters

Macron:

A just and lasting peace begins with a full and unconditional ceasefire. That is the proposal we are advancing with the United States. Ukraine accepted it on March 11. Russia, however, delays, sets preconditions, plays for time, and continues its war of invasion.

If Moscow continues to obstruct, we will step up the pressure—together, as Europeans and in close coordination with the United States. We welcome President Trump’s call to move forward in this direction.

NEW: The Iraqi Prime Minister ordered the return of 500 soldiers of the Iraqi Special Forces who were in Pakistan for training.

Two explosions heard near an airport and an Indian army headquarters in Srinagar, in Indian-administered Kashmir.

Source: Reuters

Macron calls for direct talks between Russia and Ukraine.

Source: AFP

Taiwan’s porcupine strategy

Taiwan is urgently overhauling its military to prepare for a possible Chinese invasion by 2027, aiming to hold out long enough for U.S. intervention.

• Radars
• Anti-air systems
• Anti-ship missiles
• Mines
• Drones and portable weapons

Taiwan has developed early-warning systems with help from the U.S. The Pave Paws radar system.

Taiwan has Patriot missile launchers, a medium-range system, and increased production of missiles including the Sky Bow series.

The navy has two anti-ship missile brigades and several mobile units. A coming addition is the U.S.-made Harpoon coastal defense cruise missile, part of a 2020 arms deal.

Taiwan plans to purchase over 3,200 domestically produced drones over the next five years, following Ukraine’s model of using drones to harass a larger adversary.

President Lai Ching-te announced plans to increase military spending to 3% of GDP by the end of the year, facing opposition from lawmakers advocating better relations with Beijing.

Source: WSJ

Government of Pakistan:

Pakistan specifically targeted those Indian military installations from which attacks on Pakistan had been launched.

Pakistan's Defense Minister Khawaja Asif:

Pakistan is not currently considering the possibility of using its nuclear arsenal.

Kim Jong Un:

Our participation in the Russia-Ukraine war was justified.

Pakistani Kashmir government announces 11 civilians killed in overnight Indian bombings.

Source: AFP

Pakistan shows footage of its JF-17 Thunder jet taking off to hit Indian S-400 air defence system with Chinese-origin CM-400AKG hypersonic missiles in anti-radiation variant.

The missile features a passive radar guidance mode, allowing it to home in on radar emissions, making it effective against systems like India’s S-400.

Note that there's no visual evidence supporting Pakistan's claims for now. India denied that its S-400 was destroyed.

Pakistan Prime Minister Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says he has “avenged the innocent dead” with an “appropriate response” to India.

Source: AFP

India's PM Modi chairs high-level meeting with Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and armed forces chiefs.