In a major escalation of tensions between the nuclear-armed rivals, Islamabad vowing retaliation, India fired missiles at Pakistani territory early on May 7 ( May 7 ).
Days after blaming Islamabad for a deadly attack on the Indian-administered part of the disputed area, the American government claimed to have attacked nine sites, calling them “precision attacks at criminal tents” in Pakistan-administered Kashmir.
Shehbaz Sharif, the prime minister of Pakistan, claimed on X that India had carried out” timid” attacks on five areas in Pakistan-administered place. He added that Islamabad has every right to protest the “act of war” imposed by India.
Sharif added that the entire country supports Pakistan’s military forces in “how to deal with the foe” and that” the foe will never be allowed to succeed in its wicked intentions.”
According to Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif, three residents were hurt in the attacks, which hit at least five sites.
Asif stated,” We have confirmed reports of three civilian deaths, including one child.”
The five places, according to Pakistan’s defense, included three in Pakistan-administered Kashmir and two in Punjab’s most populous state, Bahawalpur and Muridke, respectively.
AFP reporters in Pakistani-run Kashmir and Punjab audibly audible a number of quiet bombs.
Lieutenant-General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, a spokesman for the Pakistani military, declared that the attacks were a “heinous incitement” and that” we will fight at the time of our choosing.”
India immediately charged Pakistan with firing artillery across Kashmir’s Line of Control, the of post borders, as the AFP journalists in the area heard.
India was commonly anticipated to respond militarily to the April 22 terrorist attack by Pakistani militants in India-administered Kashmir, which according to reports was coming from a UN-designated criminal organization called Lashkar-e-Taiba.
In Pahalgam, a tourist hub, the rape resulted in the deaths of 26 people, primarily Hindu men. No organization has apologised.
Islamabad, which New Delhi has blamed for the assault, has sparked a string of contentious challenges and diplomatic tact.
The American military claims that Pakistan rejects the allegations, and that the two parties have been engaged in weekly gunfire since April 24 along the de facto borders in Kashmir, the militarised Line of Control.
The South Eastern neighbors, who have engaged in numerous war since they gained independence from the British in 1947, are at risk of growing more tense with one another as a result of Wednesday’s missile attacks.
The international community has been putting stress on Pakistan and India for time to step back from the brink of war.
US President Donald Trump responded to questions about the strikes by saying he hopes the conflict “ends really quickly.”
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In a film released on the American army’s X account following the attacks on Wednesday, New Delhi stated that” justice is served,” adding that its steps “have been focused, measured, and non-escalatory in nature.”
No Muslim military installations were violated, the statement continued. India has shown a lot of caution when choosing goals and the implementation process.
American fighter planes swooped over Srinagar, the country’s capital, in the Indian state of Kashmir.
Poonch, a city that is only 16 kilometers from the Line of Control, even audible in quiet bombs.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had stated previously that India may “identify, track and chastise every extremist and their supporter” who carried out the attack at Pahalgam past month.