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India launches air strikes on Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir
Posted: 07 May 2025, 09:24
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India launches air strikes on Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir
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Summary
India says it has launched missile strikes on nine sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Residents were jolted awake by huge explosions
Pakistan says three locations were attacked and claims to have shot down five Indian fighter jets. India has not confirmed this.
India's army said three civilians were killed by Pakistani shelling on its side of the de facto border. Tensions between the nuclear-armed states soared after a deadly militant attack on Indian tourists in Pahalgam last month
India claims it has "evidence pointing towards the clear involvement of Pakistan-based terrorists, external" in the attack. Pakistan has denied any link.
Both sides will know what the stakes are, says our International Editor Jeremy Bowen, and a major diplomatic push to stop it escalating is needed
Indian-administered Kashmir has seen a decades-long insurgency which has claimed thousands of lives. India and Pakistan both claim Kashmir in full
Re: India launches air strikes on Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir
Posted: 07 May 2025, 10:37
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Pakistan downs 5 Indian jets as retaliation for late-night strikes
DG ISPR says 26 people slain, 46 injured; political leadership condemn cowardly act; Trump calls India's actions a "shame"; PM summons NSC meeting.
The Pakistani military has brought down five Indian jets in retaliation for late-night strikes launched by its neighbouring country at six sites, including in Punjab’s Sialkot and Bahawalpur, as well as Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
The military confrontation between Pakistan and India began a little after 1am on Wednesday with the Indian air strikes when the neighbouring country launched what it termed “Operation Sindoor”. Soon after reports emerged, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) confirmed the strikes, saying that India had carried out the attacks from within its airspace. The military spokesperson provided an updated damage assessment of the scenario at around 4am, reporting the death of eight civilians.
Information Minister Attaullah Tarar confirmed the downing of two Indian jets around 2:45am after Pakistan launched its swift response, while the confirmation for the third plane, a Rafale aircraft, came an hour later. Confirmation of the fourth and fifth Indian jets being taken down came after 5am by Tarar and Defence Minister Khawaja Asif.
Providing further updates on the casualties, ISPR Director General Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said the number of lives had risen to 26 civilians across six localities that India hit, with 46 injured.