Hundreds of climbers try to scale mountains in northern Pakistan every year. Accidents are common because of avalanches and sudden weather changes.

Cloudbursts are causing chaos in mountainous parts of India and Pakistan, with tremendous amounts of rain falling in a short period of time over a concentrated area.

Officials say rescuers have recovered dozens more bodies from collapsed homes in a northwestern district of Pakistan, bringing the death toll to at least 274, as authorities defended their response to the flooding.

President Trump hosted the South Asian nation’s army chief and seeks deals on critical minerals and crypto. But Pakistan is also tightening its military partnership with China.

Pakistan will create a new force in the military to supervise missile combat capabilities in a conventional conflict, apparently a move to match neighbouring arch-rival India.

A Pakistani official says there are no warnings or restrictions for mountaineering expeditions in the north. That's despite the recent deaths of climbers.

The United States monitors the India-Pakistan situation "every single day", said US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday, reiterating claims by American President Donald Trump of having helped in averting a nuclear escalation between countries.

A senior fellow at the Observer Research Foundation in New Delhi, he is author of “Restart: The Last Chance for the Indian Economy.” Pakistan’s army — and its chief Asim Munir — are brimming with confidence at the moment.