Amid heightened tension, Punjab, which shares a 532-km border with Pakistan, has ordered closure of all educational institutes and cancelled exams.
India will put forward the country's position at a board meeting of the International Monetary Fund in Washington on Friday, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said in response to a query on New Delhi asking for a review of loans to Pakistan.
US Vice-President J.D. Vance has said that the conflict between India and Pakistan is "fundamentally none of our business," though he and President Donald Trump are encouraging both the countries to de-escalate.
Amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, India has shot down Pakistan Air Force's F-16 as well as two JF-17 aircraft after Pakistan tried to attack multiple locations in Jammu and Punjab, government sources said.
The US on Thursday said its message to India and Pakistan amid the current tensions following the Pahalgam terrorist attack
The blast occurred in Quetta's Shahrah-e-Iqbal area and several cars and motorcycles in the vicinity were damaged.
The Chief Minister lauded the able leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and said, "India has become a model for the world.
Pakistan Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb called the meeting "important" on current issues and added that it will be chaired by Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif.
Security personnel deputed at the PM House reportedly said that the suspect claims to made his way to the PM House by passing through three different paths.
The World Bank has said that various economic shocks have resulted in nearly four million Pakistanis getting pushed into poverty this fiscal year.
