Amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan following the Pahalgam attack, former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif stepped in to advise his brother, current Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, on the need for a diplomatic approach to ease the crisis.

India has accused Pakistan of endangering civilian lives by using passenger planes as shields during a failed drone and missile attack on May 7. Indian officials stated that Pakistan kept its airspace open, using civilian airliners as cover, despite knowing India would retaliate.

India has accused Pakistan of escalating tensions by launching hundreds of Turkish-made drones into Indian airspace, targeting military infrastructure and using civilian airliners as shields. Indian forces intercepted many drones, while Pakistan kept its airspace open, endangering commercial flights. India retaliated with strikes on air defense sites and terror launchpads, citing a prior terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir.